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SLAPP laws could be changed to prevent muzzling lawsuits

By Hicbd
Wed Mar 3 2021 9:57 am

"'Pretty much everyone from judges to legal scholars agree that Slapp suits are a scourge,' Oliver continued, which is why 30 states have some sort of anti-Slapp legislation, usually requiring plaintiffs to sufficiently justify their claims early in the process. But that means 20 states do not have such laws – including West Virginia, where Murray filed his suit against Oliver despite neither of them living in the state."

URL:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/11/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-lawsuits-murray-energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/business/media/antigay-slur-wausau-pilot-review.html

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Journalism U.S. Laws U.S. State Government Investigative Reporting Political Organizing / Protests Newspapers Lawsuits / Personal Injury Freedom of Speech

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