Anti-SLAPP laws

"The absence of anti-SLAPP laws would be really damaging to an independent press."

The rise of “internet speech” is at the heart of a libel case SCOTUS is considering whether to hear.

The legislation improves protections for reporters and others facing frivolous lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence them.

California Congressman Devin Nunes — who made news with his lawsuit against Twitter over a series of parody accounts —…

UPDATE 6/21/2019: On June 2, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2730 into law. The bill makes several changes…

If you looked to last night’s elections to send a clear message to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to…

Stronger anti-SLAPP laws protect press freedom from frivolous but costly legal threats   President Donald Trump’s legal threats against the…

On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an…

In a disappointing ruling today, the Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s anti-SLAPP law in its entirety, holding that…

A federal anti-SLAPP bill with bipartisan co-sponsors was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The SPEAK FREE…