On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, CSLDF will team up with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to host a morning symposium at…
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Past Event
CSLDF and AGU Co-Host Symposium on Law and ScienceLearn More
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Past Event
CSLDF on Science FridayOctober 14, 2016
OnlineLearn MoreOur Executive Director, Lauren Kurtz, discussed CSLDF’s work protecting climate scientists on Science Friday. The segment, titled “Science in the Crosshairs,”…
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CSLDF in the Guardian: Climate scientists are under attack from frivolous lawsuitsJuly 7, 2016 Lauren KurtzLearn More
Reposted from The Guardian: Today’s climate scientists have a lot more to worry about than peer review. Organizations with perverse…
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News | Amicus Briefs
CSLDF Files New Brief in Support of Protecting Climate ScientistsMarch 28, 2016 Lauren KurtzLearn More
On Friday, March 25, CSLDF filed a brief (available here) as amicus curiae before the Pima County Superior Court in…
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New Lawsuit Over Climate Scientists’ EmailsDecember 28, 2015 adminLearn More
December 28, 2015 Since July, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) has engaged in an ongoing campaign for internal National Oceanic and…
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News | Amicus Briefs
Arizona Court Approves CSLDF Amicus Brief—And E&E Legal Simultaneously Files OppositionNovember 10, 2015 Lauren KurtzLearn More
There is no provision under the Arizona Court of Appeals appellate rules for opposing an amicus brief. Yet on the same day the Court entered its approval, CSLDF's amicus brief was opposed by E&E Legal.
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News | Amicus Briefs
CSLDF Files Legal Brief Supporting Protection of Climate Scientists Against HarassmentOctober 27, 2015 adminLearn More
Yesterday, CSLDF filed a brief as amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” urging the Arizona Court of Appeals to…
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Climate Scientist Threatened with Investigation by Member of Congress for Purported “Partisan Political Activity”October 10, 2015 adminLearn More
October 10, 2015 A climate scientist who was the lead signatory on a letter to President Obama, supporting a proposed…
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Litigation Seeking Climate Scientists’ Emails in Name of “Transparency” Has Been Secretly Funded by Coal IndustrySeptember 10, 2015 adminLearn More
September 10, 2015 In March 2015, an Arizona trial court validated the University of Arizona’s denial of massive records requests…
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New Legal Attacks on Climate Science Community: Climate Blogger Sued for $2 Million for "Interference" and "Conspiracy"May 20, 2015 CSLDFLearn More
In the newest variation of legal attacks on climate science, tandem lawsuits were filed against climate science blogger and computer…
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