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词条 Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
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  1. History

  2. Work

      Litigation    Amicus briefs    Legal education  

  3. Publications

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox organization
| motto = Defending the Scientific Endeavor
| formation = 2011
| type = Not for profit organization
| purpose = Legal aid
| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = Lauren Kurtz
| name = Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
| abbreviation = CSLDF
| founder = Scott Mandia, Joshua Wolfe
| location = New York City
| website = https://csldf.org
}}

The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2011 to provide legal assistance to researchers and institutions engaged in climate science facing legal challenges from private entities such as think tanks and legal foundations.[1]

CSLDF also provides litigation support and files amicus briefs in related cases;[2] promotes awareness among scientists of their legal rights and responsibilities, and makes public the legal actions taken against scientists.[3][4][5]

CSLDF claims that many legal challenges faced by scientists are intended to silence them for political reasons or stifle their research. According to CSLDF, litigation has intensified against climate scientists in recent years, and salaries earned by academics and researchers are often inadequate to pay for litigation defending against "corporate-funded law firms and institutes."[6]

Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, CSLDF reported an increase in the need for their services from scientists concerned that they could be targeted by the Trump administration.[7][8][9]

History

CSLDF was co-founded by Joshua Wolfe and Scott Mandia, a physical sciences professor at Suffolk County Community College, to help defray the legal costs of a lawsuit against the University of Virginia and Dr. Michael Mann.[10]

The organization hired its first executive director, attorney Lauren Kurtz, in 2014[11] and received 501(c)3 status in 2015.[12]

Work

Litigation

In 2011, CSLDF provided support and funding to Michael Mann when the American Tradition Institute (ATI) served a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on the University of Virginia regarding Mann's climate research. UVA and Mann engaged in litigation with ATI to prove that Virginia law protected Mann's emails and other documents. CSLDF raised more than $100,000 for Mann's litigation.[13] The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in Dr. Mann's favor in spring 2014.[14][15]

Amicus briefs

In addition to direct involvement in select litigations, CSLDF provides litigation support and files amicus briefs in related cases. In October 2015, CSLDF filed an amicus brief urging the Arizona Court of Appeals to protect climate scientists' files from open records requests made by the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal).[16] In March 2016, CSLDF filed an amicus brief before the Pima County Superior Court in Arizona, also arguing for protection of climate scientists' private files against open records requests by E&E Legal.[17]

In February 2017, CSLDF filed an amicus brief in a FOIA litigation, urging the District of Columbia court to protect roughly 8,000 emails written and received by federal climate scientists.[2]

In July 2017, CSLDF filed an amicus brief asking the Arizona Court of Appeals to protect scientists from intrusive open record requests.[18]

Legal education

CSLDF educates scientists about their legal rights and responsibilities and increases awareness of how FOIA and state open record law equivalents are used to harass and intimidate climate scientists.[3][4][5]

In early 2017, CSLDF began building a national legal network to help scientists at public and private universities in the United States.[19]

Publications

In November 2016, after the U.S. presidential election, CSLDF published Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation: A Pocket Guide for Scientists, which contains basic legal advice for scientists.[7]

In 2017, CSLDF partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on a pamphlet, "March for Science: Know Your Rights," for those participating in the April 22, 2017 March for Science.[20]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/09/legal-defense-fund-climate-scientists|title=A Legal Defense Fund for Climate Scientists|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
2. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16012017/climate-change-noaa-donald-trump-lamar-smith-global-warming-hiatus|title=Climate scientists battle attacks on their research from conservatives, brace for more under Trump|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en}}
3. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/event/agu-csldf-legal-symposium/|title=AGU-CSLDF Legal Symposium - 2016 AGU Fall Meeting|work=2016 AGU Fall Meeting|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://thebridge.agu.org/2014/12/03/defending-science-fall-meeting/|title=Defending Science @ Fall Meeting|date=2014-12-03|website=The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy|access-date=2017-08-10}}
5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://sharingscience.agu.org/inform-policy/legal-education-webinar-series/|title=Legal Education Webinar Series - Sharing Science|work=Sharing Science|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/climate-scientists-under-attack-fear-not-reinforcements-have-arrived-heres-what-climate-progress-d748b9836eeb/|title=Climate Scientists Under Attack: Fear Not. Reinforcements Have Arrived. Here's What Climate Progress Readers Can Do.|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
7. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-scientists-are-scared-of-trump-a-pocket-guide|title=Why Scientists Are Scared of Trump: A Pocket Guide|website=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-08-10}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/15/researchers-reckon-with-the-trumpocene-at-the-worlds-largest-earth-science-meeting/|title=Scientists prepare to fight for their work during ‘the Trumpocene’|last=Kaplan|first=Sarah|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-08-10}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/144056/its-never-harder-climate-scientist|title=It's Never Been Harder to Be a Climate Scientist|work=New Republic|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120313/climate-science-legal-defense-fund-skeptics-global-warming-michael-mann-hockey-stick-university-of-virginia|title=Legal Fund Helping Climate Scientists Draw Line in the Sand|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/this-lawyers-new-job-is-defending-climate-scientists-from-political-attacks-9886ce712d6/|title=This Lawyer's New Job Is Defending Climate Scientists From Political Attacks|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://climatesciencedefensefund.org/about/|title=About - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund|work=Climate Science Legal Defense Fund|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/01/29/news/when-climate-deniers-harass-scientists-these-guys-come-rescue|title=When climate deniers harass scientists, these guys come to the rescue|last=Mandel|first=Charles|date=2016-01-29|website=National Observer|access-date=2017-08-10}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2014/04/17/va-supreme-court-rules-for-u-va-in-global-warming-foia-case/|title=Va. Supreme Court rules for U-Va. in global warming FOIA case|last=Jackman|first=Tom|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-08-10}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2014/07/climate-scientist-targeted-by-lawsuit-gets-250-for-the-hassle/|title=Climate scientist targeted by lawsuit gets $250 for the hassle|work=Ars Technica|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-us}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brief-for-Amicus-Curiae-CSLDF-in-Support-of-Appellees.pdf|title=CSLDF amicus brief to Arizona Court of Appeals|archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20151028230250/http://www.climatesciencedefensefund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brief-for-Amicus-Curiae-CSLDF-in-Support-of-Appellees.pdf|archivedate=2015-10-28|deadurl=yes|accessdate=2016-01-14|df=}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://climatesciencedefensefund.org/2016/03/28/csldf-files-new-brief-support-protecting-climate-scientists/|title=CSLDF Files New Brief in Support of Protecting Climate Scientists|date=2016-03-28|website=Climate Science Legal Defense Fund|access-date=2017-08-10}}
18. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.aaas.org/news/scientific-process-harmed-public-record-abuse-brief-says|title=Scientific Process Harmed by Public Record Abuse, Brief Says|date=2017-07-17|work=AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en}}
19. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/science/under-fire-climate-scientists-unite-with-lawyers-to-fight-back.html|title=Under Fire, Climate Scientists Unite With Lawyers to Fight Back|last=Schwartz|first=John|date=2017-05-15|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://climatesciencedefensefund.org/march/|title=March for Science: Know Your Rights Pamphlet - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund|work=Climate Science Legal Defense Fund|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}}

External links

  • [https://csldf.org/ Climate Science Legal Defense Fund]

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