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A DC court sanctions climate scientist Michael E. Mann and his lawyers for misconduct - C C - Mar 13, 2025
A DC court sanctions climate scientist Michael Mann and his lawyers for misconduct “extraordinary in its scope, extent, and intent.”
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/in-bad-faith
EXCERPTS: The DC Court that heard the defamation case brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against two bloggers has ruled today that Mann and his lawyers acted in “bad faith” during the case, by presenting false claims on multiple occasions related to Mann’s grant funding...
[...] The irony here is deep — The lawsuit Mann brought on the basis that he was intemperately accused of misconduct winds up revealing that Mann engaged in misconduct that was “extraordinary in its scope, extent, and intent.” It’ll be interesting to see what the climate science community does now.
You can read today’s judgment here. You can read the judgment reducing Mann’s jury award from $1,000,000 to $5,000 here. Note: I was a witness in the case, and you can read my commentary about it after appearing in the trial here. This case has plenty more room to run, with appeals underway... (MORE - missing details)
RE: A DC court sanctions climate scientist Michael E. Mann and his lawyers for misconduct - confused2 - Mar 15, 2025
Quote:Mann [a climate scientist] and his lawyers acted in “bad faith” during the case, by presenting false claims on multiple occasions related to Mann’s grant funding...
So this is a story about grant funding.
How can we use this to discredit [all] climate scientists and their work and ..
So here's where Pielke goes next:
Quote:It’ll be interesting to see what the climate science community does now.