Slapdown delivered on Coochie-Coochie-Cuccinelli

Throwback to the Stone Age Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia, who has been trying to exploit the GOP anti-science fervor about global warming for political gain, had been attempting to get the University of Virginia to release email messages from global warming lightning rod Michael Mann, on the pretense of the possibility that he committed some kind of taxpayer-funded scientific misbehavior.  Despite the fact that there were multiple exonerations, Cuccinelli persevered.   Well, now the Virginia Supreme Court has slapped down Cuccinelli in a big way.

Virginia: Court Rules for University

Ruling (pdf)

 Academic Freedom Wins in Cuccinelli Climate Case



From the Union of Concerned Scientists
Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Subpoenas of Climate Scientists’ Emails