SJC sides with Barstool Sports in lawsuit brought by Somerville mayor
June 14, 2021 at 12:12 PM EDT
The state’s highest court has sided in favor of Barstool Sports in a lawsuit brought by Somerville’s mayor in which the New York City-based media outlet published an interview it obtained under false pretenses. The court ruled that even though the Barstool interviewer, Kirk Minihane lied about his identity — pretending to be Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen — the recording wasn't done secretly, and is therefore legal.