University of Virginia , the Virginia Supreme Court adopted an expansive definition to the meaning of "proprietary" which gives broad scope to exemptions from Virginia's "Freedom of Information" law.The case involved a FOIA request for records at the University of Virginiarelated to climate researcher Michael Mann.Later in time, Mann himself intervened:In September 2011, Professor Mann filed a motion tointervene, arguing that the University could not sufficientlyprotect his interests in… [read post]