Oral Roberts University attorneys seek gag order
{{date|October 27, 2007}}

Attorneys for [[Oral Roberts University]] requested a {{w|gag order}} on court filings related to alleged illegal political and financial wrongdoing as well as wrongful firings. According to a court filing, ORU believes "their legal motion that publicity allegedly manipulated by the professors and their attorneys could lower the possibility of a fair trial. They want the professors and their attorneys barred from talking about the case outside of court." Specifically, "The motion refers to a report allegedly compiled by Roberts' sister-in-law, Stephanie Cantees, that Roberts has said consists of false rumors."

Also on Friday, the ORU Regents hired the [[Washington, D.C.]] law firm of {{w|Miller & Chevalier Chartered}} to investigate ORU expenses and the Arlington, Texas accounting firm {{w|Pickens Snodgrass Koch & Company}} will support the investigation.  

The controversy has forced ORU president {{w|Richard Roberts (evangelist)|Richard Roberts}} to  step down as his father {{w|Oral Roberts}} returns to the school. ORU Board of Regents Chairman {{w|George Pearsons}} said the change was temporary and did not imply guilt.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Oral Roberts University president accused of illegal political donations and financial misappropriation|date=October 5, 2007}}
==Sister links==
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|wikisource|Swails, Brooker, Brooker v. Oral Roberts University
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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=7273634
|title=ORU attorneys ask for gag order in court filings
|author= 
|pub=KTEN
|date=October 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071027_1_A1_hMoti05376
|title=Lawyers for ORU, Roberts fire back 
|author= 
|pub=Tulsa World
|date=October 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071026_1_A5_spanc01184
|title=ORU hires law firm for probe 
|author= 
|pub=Tulsa World
|date=October 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/oru-lawsuit/default.html
|title=Oral Roberts University Lawsuit Collection
|author= 
|pub=Tulsa World
|date=October 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/57298/output/print
|title=Oral Roberts Shaken by Scandal
|author= 
|pub=Newsweek
|date=October 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/us/18oral.html?ref=us
|title=President of Oral Roberts to Take Leave of Absence 
|author= 
|pub=New York Times
|date=October 18, 2007}}

==External links==
*{{source|url=http://kotv.com/files/0710/oru.pdf
|title=Swails, Brooker, Brooker v. Oral Roberts University, Board of Regents et al
|author= 
|pub=United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
|date=October 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://kotv.com/sva.pdf
|title=Scandal Vulnerability Assessment
|author=Stephanie Cantees
|pub=Oral Roberts University
|date=October 2007}}

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Attorneys for Oral Roberts University requested a  on court filings related to alleged illegal political and financial wrongdoing as well as wrongful firings. According to a court filing, ORU believes "their legal motion that publicity allegedly manipulated by the professors and their attorneys could lower the possibility of a fair trial. They want the professors and their attorneys barred from talking about the case outside of court." Specifically, "The motion refers to a report allegedly compiled by Roberts' sister-in-law, Stephanie Cantees, that Roberts has said consists of false rumors."

Also on Friday, the ORU Regents hired the Washington, D.C. law firm of Pickens Snodgrass Koch & Company will support the investigation.  

The controversy has forced ORU president Richard Roberts to  step down as his father George Pearsons said the change was temporary and did not imply guilt.
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