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A judge has granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to be on the disintegrating conference’s board of directors. The ruling came from a judge in Whitman County Superior Court in Washington state. Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed beyond the current school year. The other 10 schools are leaving for other leagues next summer.

The stakes are high: More than $400 million in media rights revenue depends on the conference producing about 1,000 live events this year

The ruling did not determine which schools have voting rights; that comes next.

On Monday, a judge in Whitman County, Washington, granted a temporary restraining order for Oregon State University and Washington State University against the PAC-12 Conference and PAC-12 Conference Commissioner, George Kliavkoff. Judge Gary Libey ruled in favor of OSU and WSU and granted the temporary restraining order, which now prevents Kliavkoff and the departing PAC-12...

A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to chart the future of the disintegrating conference.