Some good news today: The Daily Progress is reporting that the University of Virginia will fight the state attorney general's attacks on academic freedom. A few weeks ago, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli started investigating noted climate scientist Michael Mann. While at UVa, Mann was researching climate change. Cuccinelli has submitted a subpoena to get documents about Mann's research, to see if he was abusing public funds. Cuccinelli's motivations for doing this are suspect to say the least: Mann has already been cleared of any research wrongdoing. If Cuccinelli is trying to ride the "climategate" propaganda, he's a day late and a docket short; that whole thing has already died with a fizzle. But the attacks continue, so the administration at UVa has filed a petition with a judge to set aside Cuccinelli's subpoena, saying:
"Academic freedom is essential to the mission of our Nation’s institutions of higher learning and ...
