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12 Cases found

Jacobson v. National Academy of Sciences

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration denied. [ 06/25/2020 ]
Description: Action brought by scientist against journal and another scientist in connection with publication of article critiquing plaintiff-scientist's work.
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Goldstein v. Climate Action Network

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Tex.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 06/12/2017 ]
Description: Lawsuit asserting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against environmental organizations alleging that false claims regarding anthropogenic carbon emissions' connection to climate change amounted to a criminal scheme.
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Defendant's motion for summary judgment granted. [ 08/21/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel production of NOAA documents concerning climate data and related records in connection with congressional subpoena.
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Horner v. Rector & Visitors of George Mason University

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Va. Cir. Ct.
Status: Order issued. [ 04/22/2016 ]
Description: Action to compel production of professor's records that plaintiff alleged would show professor helped organize a campaign against fossil fuel companies.
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Wegman v. Mashey

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Va.
Status: Notice of voluntary dismissal filed. [ 04/30/2015 ]
Description: Action against climate science writer seeking damages for tortious interference with contract and conspiracy.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Office of Science and Technology Policy

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Court issued memorandum opinion modifying February 2016 memorandum opinion, and order on court's March 23, 2016 order to show cause. [ 05/09/2016 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking documents related to video that connected 2014 polar vortex to climate change
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Arizona Board of Regents

Filing Date: 2013
Court/Admin Entity: Ariz.
Status: Board of Regents' motions for stay of disclosure denied. [ 08/29/2018 ]
Description: 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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Mann v. Competitive Enterprise Institute

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 11/25/2019 ]
Description: Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.
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American Tradition Institute v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: Va.
Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court. [ 04/17/2014 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking former University of Virginia professor's emails concerning climate change work.
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American Tradition Institute v. NASA

Filing Date: 2011
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Stipulation filed resolving attorney's fees issue. [ 02/18/2012 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking records of James Hansen pertaining to his outside employment and revenue generation.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. NASA

Filing Date: 2010
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Memorandum opinion issued granting in part and denying in part NASA's motion for summary judgment. [ 10/29/2013 ]
Description: Lawsuit seeking documents related to errors in global temperature data sets.
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Cuccinelli v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia

Filing Date: 2010
Court/Admin Entity: Va.
Status: Opinion issued setting aside civil investigative demands with prejudice. [ 03/02/2012 ]
Description: Action seeking to quash investigative demands of Virginia attorney general concerning “Climategate.”
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