Explaining Deflategate appeal through “settled science”
Proponents of man-made climate change routinely tell those who disagree that the human role in the phenomenon is “settled science.” We now learn that Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady wishes to use settled science to further appeal his suspension surrounding “Deflategate.” After NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Brady for his role in the under-inflated footballs, the quarterback got a federal judge to wipe out the penalty. A panel of three federal appeals court judges overturned the trial judge and re-instated the…