In a previous piece, I explored the Button case. In a nutshell, John Jimison published an unflattering Instagram message about Mitchell and Dusty Button, who sued Jimison for defamation and related ...

Many states have enacted statutes curtailing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (known as “anti-SLAPP” statutes) to protect parties from lawsuits designed to chill speech. These statutes ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that a person who brings and loses a special motion to strike under California's Anti-SLAPP law has no right to an immediate appeal in federal ...

Terry Lane: Mr Peter Andren, MHR, the independent member for the New South Wales electorate of Calare, spoke in federal parliament this week in support of his own motion on the subject of SLAPP suits.

Two recent Manhattan Supreme Court anti-SLAPP decisions illustrate the broadness of the New York statute and how the courts are determining where the lines are when it comes to protecting free speech ...

An Iowa bill that would strengthen free speech protections is on its way to the governor’s desk. The Iowa House passed the so-called anti-SLAPP bill Thursday. The bill is meant to guard people from ...

A bill that supporters say will shield Iowans from lawsuits meant to silence critics has cleared the legislature and is headed to the governor. Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison started ...

Iowa House has unanimously passed the “Public Expression Protection Act” to help Iowans facing lawsuits that backers of the bill say are meant to intimidate critics. Republican Representative Steven ...

The legal ordeal known as SLAPP -- The Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - is also known as nuisance actions designed to consume the defendant's cash and wear down their resolve. And it's ...