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News | CSLDF Resources
A Guide to Open Records Laws and Protections for Research Materials
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News | CSLDF Resources
Marching for Science? Know Your Rights.April 3, 2018 CSLDF
Many scientists in the United States have been moved to action as a result of the current political climate. If…
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News | Court Decisions
University of Arizona Board of Regents to Appeal Trial Court’s Decision in Open Records CaseApril 2, 2018 Augusta Wilson
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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Environmental Professor Drops Defamation Suit Against Fellow ScientistsMarch 6, 2018 Augusta Wilson
This post was originally published on the Climate Law Blog of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. A Stanford environmental…
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Op-ed on Science and the Trump PresidencyFebruary 22, 2018 CSLDF
"Despite the administration’s claims that its actions put 'America first,' they will in fact undermine our economic competitiveness and our position at the forefront of scientific research," write our own Lauren Kurtz and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
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How Federal Scientists Can Protect Science for the Public GoodFebruary 15, 2018 CSLDF
The new guide “Make a Note to the Record,” produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists with contributions from our…
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund at the 2018 AAAS Annual MeetingFebruary 12, 2018 CSLDF
We’re hosting a workshop on science activism at the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual…
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Silencing Science Tracker to Keep Tabs on Trump Administration Attacks on Environmental, Public Health, Climate ScienceJanuary 19, 2018 CSLDF
Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund today launched an online…
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News | Scientists' Stories
Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: Naomi OreskesJanuary 10, 2018 CSLDF
This series profiles scientists who have been threatened with legal attacks or harassed by politically and ideologically motivated groups. What these researchers experienced,…
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News | Scientists' Stories
Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: Ben SanterDecember 26, 2017 CSLDF
This series profiles scientists who have been threatened with legal attacks or harassed by politically and ideologically motivated groups. What these researchers…
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News | CSLDF Resources
Lack of Protections for Scientific Records Puts Researchers at RiskDecember 5, 2017 CSLDF
The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state open records law equivalents — designed to promote transparency in government —…
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News | Scientists' Stories
Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: John MasheyOctober 6, 2017 CSLDF
This series profiles scientists who have been threatened with legal attacks or harassed by politically and ideologically motivated groups. What…