BOSTON (AP) – The state’s highest court on Friday refused to allow the student-run Harvard Crimson newspaper access to certain records of university police, ruling Harvard is a private institution and not subject to public disclosure rules.

The decision Friday by the Supreme Judicial Court upholds a lower court ruling.

The Crimson had sought more detailed documents related to incidents on the university police’s weekly log. Any arrests are already public record.

“We’re disappointed and the Crimson is considering its options,” said Frances Cohen, an attorney for the Crimson. She would not specify what options the Crimson might have.

Robert Iuliano, Harvard University’s general counsel, said in a statement that the university was pleased.

“The opinion upholds the University’s decision to protect our students’ privacy while at the same time recognizes that when the Harvard University Police Department makes arrests, records are available to the public,” the statement read.

The SJC rejected the Crimson’s argument that because some Harvard police officers are appointed special state police officers – with power to make arrests and execute search warrants on campus — the department should be subject to the same disclosure rules as municipal police departments.

“The public records law, and its implementing regulations, are applicable to documents held by public entities, not private ones,” the ruling read.

“Simply put, Harvard University is a private institution, a fact not challenged by the Crimson.”