Silencing the Watchdogs: Why America Needs a Federal Anti-SLAPP Shield
The Asymmetric War on Public Interest Reporting Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, commonly called SLAPPs, exploit a basic imbalance in the legal system. A powerful plaintiff may bring a defamation, privacy, nuisance, or related claim not primarily to obtain a meaningful correction, but to impose years of expense, distraction, and uncertainty on a journalist or […]