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American Tradition Institute v. NASA
Geography
Year
2011
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2011
Status
Stipulation filed resolving attorney's fees issue.
Geography
Docket number
11-cv-01144
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.)
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists (US) → Scientists (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Freedom of Information Act (US) → Lawsuits Brought by Plaintiffs Aligned with Industry Interests (US)
Principal law
United States → Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
At issue
Lawsuit seeking records of James Hansen pertaining to his outside employment and revenue generation.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
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02/18/2012
Stipulation filed resolving attorney's fees issue.
NASA agreed to pay American Tradition Institute $10,887.50 to settle claims for costs, fees, and other expenses.
Stipulation
06/21/2011
Complaint filed.
A conservative nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking to force NASA to release ethics records for Dr. James Hansen, specifically records that pertain to his outside employment, revenue generation, and advocacy activities. In January 2011, the organization filed a FOIA request with NASA, which refused to release the records on the grounds that it would constitute an unwarranted violation of Dr. Hansen’s privacy rights.
Complaint
Summary
Lawsuit seeking records of James Hansen pertaining to his outside employment and revenue generation.
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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Risk
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance