SJC sides with Barstool Sports in lawsuit brought by Somerville mayor

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.