National Review asks full appeals court to rehear Penn State climate scientist’s defamation suit
Greg Piper - Associate Editor •December 28, 2018
Two years of foot-dragging when the freedom to criticize public figures is at stake
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals took two years to deny a request to rehear one of the most important First Amendment cases since New York Times v. Sullivan.
The defendant in the case is tired of waiting for a court to affirm that criticizing a public figure is legal.
National Review asked the full municipal appeals court Thursday to review the panel’s 2016 ruling in favor of Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued the conservative publication for defamation.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/national-review-asks-full-appeals-court-to-rehear-penn-state-climate-scientists-defamation-suit/
