The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) is resisting political pressure to remove a climate change chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, a guide used by judges. Republican attorneys general had previously succeeded in getting the Federal Judicial Center to delete the chapter, but NAS is maintaining its version. This highlights the politicization of scientific information in legal contexts.
Background
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is a collaboration between the Federal Judicial Center and NAS to help judges understand complex scientific issues in court cases. The latest edition includes a climate change chapter for the first time.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Mar 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10