anti-SLAPP

UPEPA is a model anti-SLAPP law designed to fight meritless lawsuits intended to silence speech, often that of journalists.

Updates: In June 2024, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed SB 237, moving it to the state House of Representatives for…

Court: Illinois Supreme Court Date Filed: April 4, 2024 Background: In 2021, Mauro Glorioso, a former executive of the Illinois…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 8, 2024 Background: In 2021, Kim Carter Martinez…

Court: Texas Supreme Court Date Filed: Jan. 16, 2024 Background: In 2021, Tonya Barina filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix…

As RCFP Legal Fellow Emily Hockett writes, the opinion "gutted vital protections against meritless and abusive lawsuits."

Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals Date Filed: Oct. 26, 2023 Background: In 2015, the American Psychological Association published…

Update: On Sept. 7, 2023, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed S2802 into law. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of…

Update: Texas lawmakers failed to pass the legislation before the end of the 2023 legislative session. The Reporters Committee for…

The House passed a federal shield bill, and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced anti-SLAPP legislation.