As of July 2024, the [Silencing Science] tracker has documented 531 cases of censorship, information suppression, misrepresentation of scientific facts, and other policy or administrative anti-science actions in the United States.
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Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate toLearn More[CSLDF] fights for the rights of scientists to conduct, publish, and discuss their research and advocate for science without the threat of political harassment, censorship, or legal intimidation.
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Letter from the editors: What does a second Trump presidency mean for the fate of science?Learn MoreIn the wake of the 2016 election, researchers at the Columbia University Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund created the “Silencing Science Tracker.”
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Whatever January brings, CSLDF is ready. Our organization was founded to respond to attacks on science and scientists. We fought…
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Protecting science in a critical election yearLearn More
On Sunday, former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump and other speakers made headlines for their disturbing remarks at…
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October update: Fighting disinformation with new resourcesLearn More
We’re Ready Through our work at CSLDF, we have heard hundreds of firsthand accounts of the real and devastating consequences…
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Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: Dr. Virginia BurkettLearn More
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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September Update: We’re ReadyLearn More
We’re Ready This November, U.S. voters face a stark choice. We must choose between allowing the return of another virulently…
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Harassed? Intimidated? Guidebook offers help to scientists under attackLearn MoreThe fundamental problem, Kurtz says, is that institutions are often more focused on protecting themselves than their faculty members and frequently decline to provide legal counsel to their employees.
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August Update: Mid-Year Impact ReportLearn More
Our Collective Impact In light of this extraordinary year, we’ve put together a Mid-Year Impact Report as a thank you…
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