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Reporters Committee Q&A unpacks anti-SLAPP law
"The absence of anti-SLAPP laws would be really damaging to an independent press."
December 3, 2021
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Kacie Yamamoto
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Libel and Privacy
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‘Actual malice’ and internet speech
The rise of “internet speech” is at the heart of a libel case SCOTUS is considering whether to hear.
November 1, 2021
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Gillian Vernick
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Libel and Privacy
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Reporters Committee applauds changes to New York anti-SLAPP law
The legislation improves protections for reporters and others facing frivolous lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence them.
November 10, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Libel and Privacy
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Devin Nunes’s lawsuit in Virginia against his California hometown paper underscores the need for stronger anti-SLAPP laws
California Congressman Devin Nunes — who made news with his lawsuit against Twitter over a series of parody accounts —…
April 16, 2019
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Gabe Rottman
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Libel and Privacy
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New legislation would imperil Texas anti-SLAPP law
UPDATE 6/21/2019: On June 2, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2730 into law. The bill makes several changes…
March 11, 2019
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Rick Blum
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Libel and Privacy
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What the 2018 Midterm Election may mean for press freedom
If you looked to last night’s elections to send a clear message to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to…
November 7, 2018
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Rick Blum
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Freedom of Information
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Trump’s legal threats underscore need for stronger anti-SLAPP laws
Stronger anti-SLAPP laws protect press freedom from frivolous but costly legal threats President Donald Trump’s legal threats against the…
January 9, 2018
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Jenn Topper
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Libel and Privacy
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Federal anti-SLAPP bill is focus of House hearing
On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an…
June 23, 2016
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Libel and Privacy
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Washington Supreme Court strikes down anti-SLAPP law as unconstitutional
In a disappointing ruling today, the Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s anti-SLAPP law in its entirety, holding that…
May 28, 2015
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Libel and Privacy
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Federal anti-SLAPP bill introduced in the House
A federal anti-SLAPP bill with bipartisan co-sponsors was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The SPEAK FREE…
May 15, 2015
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