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Un professeur américain poursuit l'Académie militaire de West Point. Il affirme avoir été congédié pour son enseignement portant sur l'impact humain du climat.

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Our Climate Litigation Toolkit explain the best practices for safely and effectively engaging in scientific consulting work.

The fossil fuel industry and its allies are coordinating to end lawsuits that could make oil and gas companies pay for climate damages.

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In September 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services indefinitely paused a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infectious disease data project that aimed to provide real-time informat...

Learn what’s allowed and what's not when donating to a candidate, volunteering for a campaign, and participating in political activities.

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The Silencing Science Tracker tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information, since the November 2...

On July 31, 2025, the National Science Foundation informed the University of California, Los Angeles that it would be indefinitely suspending nearly 300 research grants.

Law professor and climate expert Rachel Rothschild has prevailed against a targeted legal attack meant to intimidate her into silence.

A Climate Science Legal Defense Fund report on the damaging ways Congress has abused its power over science.

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Law professor and climate expert Rachel Rothschild has prevailed against a targeted legal attack meant to intimidate her into silence.

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The Silencing Science Tracker tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information, since the November 2...

We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.

As of July 1, 2025, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program stopped tracking infections caused by six pathogens, reducing surveillance to just two pathogens.

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We are pleased to announce that we have added a new Legal Fellow to help with the ever-increasing workload. Sangita…

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Our free legal resources explain the best practices for safely and effectively engaging in political advocacy.

Scientists attending ESA2026 can meet with CSLDF attorneys for free, confidential, 30-minute one-on-one legal consultations.

Scientists attending ESA2026 can meet with CSLDF attorneys for free, confidential, 30-minute one-on-one legal consultations.

Many legal challenges to the Trump administration's many attacks on science are still navigating through the federal and state court systems.

The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."

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On May 21, 2026, the National Science Foundation announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a deep-sea monitoring system comprised of more than 900 instruments that has…

On May 21, 2026, the National Science Foundation announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a deep-sea monitoring system comprised of more than 900 instruments that has…

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The proposed changes infringe on First Amendment rights by engaging in viewpoint discrimination and violating academic freedom.

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We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget proposed major revisions to federal agency grant policies. The changes would, among other things, require a political appointee(s) to conduct a “pr...