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American Tradition Institute v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Virginia
Year
2011
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
American Tradition Institute v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia

About this case

Filing year
2011
Status
Decision issued dismissing suit.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Virginia
Docket number
CL-11-3236
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Virginia Circuit Court (Va. Cir. Ct.)
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists (US) → Scientists (US)State Law Claims (US) → Freedom of Information/Public Records (US)
Principal law
United States → State Law—Freedom of Information Laws
At issue
Lawsuit seeking former University of Virginia professor's emails concerning climate change work.
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Documents

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09/17/2012
Decision issued dismissing suit.
In a decision from the bench, the court held that the email correspondence was exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. In particular, the court held that although the emails qualified as public records, they were exempt from disclosure under an exclusion concerning information produced by faculty or staff of public institutions of higher education as a result of study or research on medical, scientific, technical, or scholarly issues where such data has not been publicly released.
Decision
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11/01/2011
Decision issued allowing intervention.
A Virginia state court ruled that climate scientist Michael Mann can intervene in a lawsuit seeking emails and other documents he authored while a professor at the University of Virginia.
Decision
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05/24/2011
Petition for mandamus and injunctive relief filed.
A non-profit organization filed a lawsuit under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act seeking documents related to the work of former professor Michael Mann, who was involved in the so-called “Climategate” email controversy. The university stated that it had turned over approximately 20% of the 9,000 pages of documents that were responsive to the request. After the organization filed the petition in state court seeking the remaining documents, the court issued an order granting the request and giving the university until August 22, 2011 to supply the remaining documents.
Petition
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Summary

Lawsuit seeking former University of Virginia professor's emails concerning climate change work.

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