Judges protect government law-breaking in Virginia Climategate case

Published March 5, 2012 5:00am ET



A Huffington Post headline reads, “Academic Freedom Wins in Cuccinelli Climate Case.” Over at the New York Times, the headline is “Virginia Court Rejects Climate Skeptic’s Demand for Records.”

The written opinion issued on March 2 by the Virginia Supreme Court thwarting the state’s tireless Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli from obtaining Climategate records tells a much different story.

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