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There's even a word for that: "Slapp," for "strategic lawsuit against public participation."
When Employees Blast Your Company Online Alexander F. Brigham 2010
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There's even a word for that: "Slapp," for "strategic lawsuit against public participation."
When Employees Blast Your Company Online Alexander F. Brigham 2010
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I agree that the defamation suit William McGurn addresses is an egregious example of a so-called "Slapp suit" (strategic litigation against public participation) intended to inhibit criticism of eminent domain ( "The Litigious Legacy of Kelo," Main Street, Sept. 28).
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Many states, including California, have enacted anti-Slapp laws, outlawing such suits as detrimental to freedom of speech and criticism.
When Employees Blast Your Company Online Alexander F. Brigham 2010
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Many states, including California, have enacted anti-Slapp laws, outlawing such suits as detrimental to freedom of speech and criticism.
When Employees Blast Your Company Online Alexander F. Brigham 2010
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I don't think, however, that Slapp suits are purely the fruit of Kelo v. City of New London.
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These are known as anti-Slapp laws, short for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Who Is Really Hurt by Apple Rumor Site’s Closure? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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These are known as anti-Slapp laws, short for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Who Is Really Hurt by Apple Rumor Site’s Closure? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Assuming that Seidel's representations are accurate, this is a classic Slapp, an acronym for "strategic lawsuit against public participation."
Cyber-Slapp 2008
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Traffic-Power.com's lawsuit "appears ripe for an anti-Slapp motion," which, if successful, would strike it down.
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The judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, said that Banks’s case against me was not a “Slapp” suit, that is a strategic lawsuit against public participation.
Arron Banks almost crushed me in court. Instead, my quest for the facts was vindicated | Carole Cadwalladr Carole Cadwalladr 2022
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