▁schools . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁C RE W ▁asked ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁open ▁investig ations ▁based ▁on ▁those ▁emails . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁inspect or ▁general ▁( IG ) ▁investigation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁that ▁investigation ▁was ▁still ▁on - going . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁C RE W ▁made ▁additional ▁information ▁requests ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁extent ▁and ▁nature ▁of ▁Sh ire man ' s ▁influence ▁over ▁education ▁policy ▁in ▁those ▁institutions . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁Amy ▁B . ▁Jackson ▁ordered ▁T IC AS ▁to ▁release ▁emails ▁related ▁to ▁Sh ire man ▁and ▁California ▁Comp etes ▁to ▁the ▁I G ▁investigation . ▁T IC AS ▁ag gress ively ▁resist ed ▁producing ▁the ▁emails ▁in ▁question . ▁Among ▁other ▁issues , ▁investig ators ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁law y ers ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁if ▁Sh ire man ' s ▁communic ations ▁with ▁T IC AS ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁viol ated ▁conflict - of - inter est ▁rules ▁or ▁eth ics ▁laws . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁officials ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category