This guide covers specific types of potential risks related to serving as an expert witness and other consulting work, including legal issues, monetary concerns, and conflicts of interest.
RESOURCES
We publish free educational resources to help scientists understand and tackle the risks they may face as a result of their work.
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Creating an LLC and Other Legal Strategies for Consulting or Expert Witness Work
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A Guide to Open Records Laws and Protections for Research Materials
Open records laws are valuable tools for government transparency, enabling the public to seek documents related to state and…
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Research Protections in State Open Records Laws: An Analysis and Ranking
This report describes the existing protections for scientific records, and their applications, in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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How Scientists Can Participate in Government Rulemaking
This guide helps scientists—particularly those who receive federal or state funding—navigate the important notice-and-comment process and understand best practices for participating in agency rulemaking.
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Pocket Guide to What to Expect When You’re an Expert Witness, Part 2
This guide continues our series to help scientists know what to expect—and how to protect themselves—when serving as an expert witness.
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Pocket Guide for Scientists: The First Amendment
This guide helps scientists navigate the First Amendment so they can be involved in their communities and the political process while minimizing concerns about negative repercussions in their professional lives.
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How the Abuse of Congressional Oversight Powers Harms Science
A new report on the damaging occasions where Congress abuses its power over science.
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Model Scientific Integrity Policy for Agencies, Universities, and Other Research Institutions
Research institutions can use this free model language to adopt strong, comprehensive scientific integrity policies.
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A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Participating in Political Campaigns and Elections
What’s allowed and what's restricted when engaging in election-related activities like campaigning or fundraising for a candidate.
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Guides to Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies
These 12 guides are designed to help researchers understand their employer’s policy and navigate the process of filing a scientific integrity complaint.
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A Quick Guide to the Scientific Integrity Policies of Universities, State Agencies, and International Institutions
This guide helps scientists understand how U.S. universities, state agencies, and international institutions approach scientific integrity.
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Silencing Science Tracker
More than 400 government attacks on science and one public database to search them all: The Silencing Science Tracker.
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