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Board of Regents v. Court of Appeals Division Two

About this case

Filing year
2013
Status
Board of Regents' motions for stay of disclosure denied.
Docket number
CV-18-0194-SA
Court/admin entity
United StatesState CourtsArizona Supreme Court (Ariz.)
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists (US)Scientists (US)
Principal law
United StatesState Law—Freedom of Information Laws
At issue
Seeking disclosure of university records, including professors' emails, related to the climate change “hockey stick” and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Documents

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08/29/2018
Board of Regents' motions for stay of disclosure denied.
On August 29, 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court denied motions by the Arizona Board of Regents for stays of the release of emails of two climate scientists in response to a 2011 public records law request by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (then known as the American Tradition Institute). The court also declined to accept jurisdiction of the Board of Regents’ Petition for Special Action.
Decision
07/24/2018
Brief filed in support of appellants by amici curiae Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, American Meteorological Society, Dr. Malcolm Hughes, Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, and Pfizer Inc.
Amicus Motion/Brief

Summary

Seeking disclosure of university records, including professors' emails, related to the climate change “hockey stick” and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Impacted group
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Finance