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Targeting of Scientists by Right-Wing, Fossil Fuel Funded Special Interests Is Ramping Up ExpeditiouslyLearn More
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CSLDF Statement on SCOTUS Decision in WV v. EPALearn More
This morning, the Supreme Court—siding with a group of Republican attorneys general and industry interests—issued a major blow to the…
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University of Arizona Board of Regents to Appeal Trial Court’s Decision in Open Records CaseLearn More
The case stems from overly intrusive open record requests E&E Legal made to the University, asking for over a decade’s worth of emails between climate scientists Jonathan Overpeck and Malcolm Hughes.
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Arizona Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Climate ScienceLearn More
The case, which has already been through the trial court twice, now returns to the trial court for a third round.
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D.C. District Court Rules in Favor of NOAA Climate Scientists in FOIA CaseLearn More
In the case, Judicial Watch sought to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain NOAA scientists’ emails, drafts, and peer review comments related to a June 2015 paper published in Science.
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The Importance of Good Email PracticeLearn More
On March 2, the California Supreme Court ruled that the emails and texts of public employees dealing with official business…
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Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Subpoenas of Climate Scientists’ EmailsLearn More
Statement by Michael Halpern, Union Of Concerned Scientists Today, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s Civil…