Today we published A Pocket Guide for Scientists: The First Amendment to help scientists understand how this amendment protects their free speech rights. We wrote this guide so scientists can make informed decisions about how to safely and effectively participate in advocacy and activism.
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A New Guide to the First Amendment for Scientists
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New Report: How the Abuse of Congressional Oversight Powers Harms ScienceDecember 14, 2020 CSLDF
Our new report, “How the Abuse of Congressional Oversight Powers Harms Science,” details the damaging ways Congress has abused its power over science. This misuse of congressional investigatory powers distracts from Congress’s crucial pro-science endeavors, contributes to false narratives about climate science, public health and other fields, and endangers scientists
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Announcing Model Language for Scientific Integrity PoliciesSeptember 24, 2020 CSLDF
Our model scientific integrity policy will help federal agencies and other research institutions adopt strong, comprehensive policies that protect science and scientists.
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New Guides to the NIH, DHS, and Department of State Scientific Integrity PoliciesSeptember 10, 2020 Augusta Wilson
We created guides for these agencies because each one conducts, funds, or relies on scientific research. They all provide crucial information to the public and formulate policy. And they are all involved, to some degree, with climate research or climate policy. There are also cases of political interference and science being sidelined at each of them.
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New Guide for Scientists on How to Participate in Elections and Political CampaignsAugust 25, 2020 Augusta Wilson
Participating in Political Activities: Guidelines for Federally Employed and Federally Funded Scientists will help researchers understand whether they can donate to a candidate, volunteer for a campaign, express their support for a candidate on social media, and engage in other political activities.
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COVID-19 Shows that Research Institutions Need Stronger Scientific Integrity PoliciesApril 30, 2020 CSLDF
COVID-19 illuminates the crucial role scientists at university, state, and local laboratories in the United States and abroad play in protecting public health and safety. With this in mind, today we published a free resource for scientists that describes how these institutions generally structure their scientific integrity policies, what the policies cover, and the processes for enforcing them.
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CSLDF Publishes Guides to Scientific Integrity at Nine Federal AgenciesMarch 3, 2020 CSLDF
The guides will help researchers understand their employer’s policy and navigate the process of filing a scientific integrity complaint.
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A Persistent Problem and Our Updated Guide to State Open Records LawsNovember 25, 2019 CSLDF
One of the most pernicious, ongoing anti-science actions is the abuse of state open records laws to target state university researchers and other publicly-funded scientists.
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New Publication: What to Expect When You're an Expert WitnessMarch 19, 2019 CSLDF
This guide helps scientists know what to expect—and what to safeguard against—when they agree to provide expert testimony to judges and juries.
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New Publication: Advocating for Science in a Politicized EnvironmentMarch 6, 2019 CSLDF
Our newest resource will help scientists from all disciplines understand U.S. anti-lobbying restrictions and other political laws, so they can safely and effectively advocate for the issues of importance to them.
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New Resources Help Scientists Reduce their Risk of Harassing AttacksDecember 6, 2018 CSLDF
Today we published two educational resources to help scientists safely and effectively speak up for science, and know what to do if they end up in political crosshairs.
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Protecting Science at Federal AgenciesNovember 15, 2018 CSLDF
Today we released a joint report, “Protecting Science at Federal Agencies: How Congress Can Help,” that describes the tools Congress should use to bring back evidence-based policymaking.