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Virginia Supreme Court Dismisses AG Ken Cuccinelli’s Fishing Expedition Against Respected Scientist | The Virginia Supreme Court today rejected an effort by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) to obtain the papers of former University of Virginia scientist Michael Mann. Dr. Mann, now at Penn State University, worked at UVA from 1999 to 2005. While climate-change deniers have long attacked his work, Mann has been vindicated for his widely-respected work. Cuccinelli had demanded Mann’s grant applications and his communications from his time at UVA; the university denied the request and successful argued in court that the AG had no authority to make such a demand.