We provide free legal aid and resources to researchers, educate the scientific community about their rights and responsibilities, and strengthen legal protections to promote scientific integrity.
Our education programming teaches scientists about the legal issues surrounding their work and ensures they know how to respond to conflicts arising from their research. We also share strategies and information about cases with attorneys.
We look forward to participating in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco. More information coming soon.
Join us for a talk about the data in our Silencing Science Tracker and anti-science trends we've observed since the November 2016 elections.
Augusta Wilson, a CSLDF attorney, is on a panel at the American Association of Geographers Meeting that will address the many facets of the pandemic that are facing urban areas around the world.
The risk of legal attack on any individual scientist is small, but there are actions researchers can take to protect and defend themselves against politically-motivated attacks.
Along with the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, the Sabin Center has been tracking the erosion of climate science under Trump using their “Silencing Science Tracker.”
Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, recommended... the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, which combats “the war on science.”
The nonprofit Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) was created eight years ago to help climate scientists fight back against politically-motivated and industry-funded harassment.
Your support helps us fight for scientists and defend scientific integrity.