by Owen Robinson The Cavalier Daily The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the decision to deny the American Tradition Institute access to the emails of Michael Mann, a climate scientist and former University professor, staying consistent with the Prince William County Circuit Court’s previous ruling. The American Tradition Institute, now E&E Legal, said [...]
by Jacob Gershman Wall Street Journal Law Blog Virginia’s highest court has denied a conservative group’s effort to force the University of Virginia to turn over emails from a controversial climate scientist who worked at the school. The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday held that the public university wasn’t obligated under the state’s freedom of information law to release [...]
From staff and wire reports The Daily Progress RICHMOND — The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative group’s attempt to obtain former University of Virginia climate researcher Michael Mann’s emails. The ruling ended a three-year court battle that gained national headlines when then-state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined the American Tradition Institute in [...]
by Nick DeSantis Chronicle of Higher Education The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative group’s attempt to obtain the records of a climate scientist and former professor at the University of Virginia, the Associated Press reported. The case focused on whether the state’s open-records law exempted a range of documents deemed by the university to [...]
by Larry O'Dell Associated Press RICHMOND, Virginia — The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative group's attempt to obtain a University of Virginia climate researcher's emails... David W. Schnare, the institute's lawyer, said the court mischaracterized the organization's position. He said the institute agreed that the university could protect records whose release would [...]
by Sean McLernon Law360 Law360, New York (April 17, 2014, 5:53 PM ET) -- The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an environmental policy think tank from gaining access to email records from a former University of Virginia climate scientist, ruling that the academic's personal correspondence relating to his research isn't a matter of public [...]
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org 202-758-8301 Lead Attorney in ATI v. UVA Comments on Today's Virginia Supreme Court Decision Washington, D.C. - In a decision handed down today by the Virginia Supreme Court (American Tradition Institute v. Rector and Visitors, Case No. 130934), the Court affirmed the lower court’s decision [...]
Andrew Wilkrow, Host The Blaze TV E&E Legal's General Counsel David Schnare appeared on The Blaze TV to discuss the immorality of EPA using human "guinnea pigs" to test the effects of PM2.5. The show description is as follows: The Environmental Protection Agency tested dangerous pollutants not on animals but people, including children. According to [...]
For Immediate Release: April 11, 2014 Contact: David W. Schnare, Esq. Ph.D. Schnare@FMELawClinic.org 571-243-7975 Free Market Environmental Law Clinic Files FOIA Suit vs. FERC to Compel Production of Emails Related To Opaque, Arbitrary Regulatory Decisions That Unfairly Penalize Small Businesses And Discourage Investment Washington, D.C. – The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FME Law), on [...]
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org E&E Legal General Counsel Dr. David Schnare A Featured Speaker At Upcoming Heritage Foundation "Earth Day" Event April 22, 2014 Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the Heritage Foundation will host an event, "Happy Earth Day: Dispelling Environmental Myths and Celebrating Human Achievement," [...]
