State Court Judge Rejects Va. AG’s Attempt to Subpoena Climate Change Researcher’s Records

The Blog of the Legal Times reports that a state court judge has rejected Virginia AG Cuccinelli’s attempt to subpoena the research materials of a former University of Virginia climate change researcher as part of what the Attorney General asserted was an investigation of possible false claims for state grant funding.  UVA had opposed the subpoena as an unwarranted incursion on academic freedom. Judge Paul Peatross ruled today that the AG had failed to make a sufficient showing that there was reason to believe the alleged fraud had occurred. The Washington Post provides further background on the case. 

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