Well, according to Thiel himself, he supported this case and apparently some others because he felt that these were people who had been wronged by Gawker, and h

Well, according to Thiel himself, he supported this case and apparently some others because he felt that these were people who had been wronged by Gawker, and had insufficient resources to mount a proper case on their own. If this is true and you still think it's a problem then it's a problem when ACLU picks and chooses which cases to support, too. Of course, you can impugn his motives, and say he's just interested in seeing Gawker burn out of spite. Many have also impugned ACLU's motives. But I'm inclined to believe them both, because their explanations for why they support who they do make sense to me.