University of Michigan being sued for FOIA violation, legal complaint states Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Feb 02, 2021 The seal of the University of Michigan on a sign for the Modern Languages Building, 812 Washington St. on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan is being sued by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni over alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. In December, ACTA filed a complaint in the Michigan Court of Claims on behalf of Lance J. Johnson, a UM Law School graduate who made a gift to the school in 2007. Johnson previously said the gift was for an annual legal seminar to study the feasibility of appointing independent legal counsel for children involved in custody disputes. But Johnson claims the law school only “sporadically” had the workshop.