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Jury awards Michael Mann $1 million in defamation case against critics of his climate research
Climate scientist says he hopes verdict will send message that "falsely attacking climate scientists is not protected speech.”
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Conservative publication launches $1 million lawsuit against celebrity climate scientist
The National Review is hoping to recover $1,037,247.41 in legal costs from Dr. Michael Mann, famous for his controversial "hockey stick" graph.
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Celebrity climate scientist’s libel suit win raises concerns about free speech protections
A 2012 blog posting compared investigation into Mann’s research practices to the university's investigation into assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty of sexually abusing 10 young boys over the course of 15 years.
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Climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation case reveals what critics say is unethical behavior
One witness’s deposition revealed that Mann, the litigious environmental scientist, had emailed the editor of a scientific journal in 2007 to stop a paper written by another climate scientist from being published. Mann often refers to those critiquing his infamous "hockey stick" graph as "climate deniers."
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Celebrity renewable energy researcher loses appeal, but questions about free speech remain
Jacobson’s case involved an article published in a scientific journal, which may have afforded it some protections, based on the court’s ruling, but questions remain about free speech protections for those publishing outside scientific journals.