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

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.