This week saw a small win for Dr. Michael Mann, one of the most heavily attacked climate scientists to date. The "think tank" American Tradition Institute (recently renamed Energy & Environmental Legal Institute) earlier sued Dr. Mann and the University of Virginia to gain access to emails related to Dr. Mann's work there.
In what is decidedly more of a symbolic win than a real award of damages, courts ruled ATI must pay Dr. Mann $250 in damages. Dr. Mann has indicated that he'll be donating his winnings to the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund.