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Find out how we’re protecting the scientific endeavor and putting our legal expertise to work for scientists.
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    Support Scientists Who Stand Up

    Researchers should not have to endure death threats or public attacks when they engage publicly and try to combat misinformation.

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  • July update: Scientists will not be silenced

    Scientists will not be silenced 86. That’s the number of anti-science actions the second Trump administration has taken since January…

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    SLAPP’ed

    Scientists like me are not trained in legal warfare. So when the notice arrived that I was being sued for defamation, it just did not compute.

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  • June update: What democracy looks like

    This is what democracy looks like After five months of chaos and destruction at the hands of a recklessly anti-science,…

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  • ESA 2025: Free Legal Consultations

    Scientists attending ESA2025 can meet with CSLDF attorneys for free, confidential, 30-minute one-on-one legal consultations.

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    Kate Marvel & Friends: Feeling Climate Change

    Climate scientist Kate Marvel joined a group of special guests, including CSLDF Director Lauren Kurtz, to share insights, data, and stories that reflect how it feels to live in a changing world.

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  • Kate Marvel & Friends: Feeling Climate Change

    Kate Marvel, climate scientist, is joined by a group of special guests to share insights, data, and stories that reflect how it feels to live in a changing world.

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  • CSLDF responds to Trump administration’s attempts to gut protections for federal scientists

    Last week, CSLDF joined four other organizations in opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule to create a “Schedule Policy/Career.” If…

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    Fighting for the Future

    “Every administration has its anti-science moments,” says Lauren Kurtz, CSLDF Executive Director. “Some are worse than others.”

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  • May update: Finding hope in the data

    Finding hope in the data U.S. scientists (along with the rest of us) have never experienced a moment like the…

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