Faculty Protections Workshop:
FOIA

This event is brought to you by the SACUA Protections for Faculty Working Group, with support from the Faculty Senate Office, in partnership with the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter, PLLC

SACUA’s Faculty Protections Working Group will be hosting an event featuring attorneys from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter. The event will focus on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The presenters will discuss the problem of FOIA harassment against researchers nationally and will offer advice about how U-M faculty can best protect themselves in today’s environment. The event will also feature the findings of a winter term survey on whether U-M faculty have been censored or have self-censored due to current environmental pressures, and why.

FOIA and Harassment

The problem of FOIA harassment against researchers nationally and how Michigan’s open records law compares to other states.

Presenters:

Lauren Kurtz, Executive Director, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Chris Marchesano, Staff Attorney, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Jacob Metz-Lerman, Staff Attorney, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Protecting Against External Threats and Harassment of Faculty

Advice about how U-M faculty can best protect themselves in today’s environment.

Presenter:

Sarah Prescott, Founding Partner, Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter, PLLC

Event Details: 

March 25, 2026

3:30-5:00pm

Room 1010, Weiser Hall

500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Light appetizers will be provided