California Looks To Strengthen Anti-SLAPP Laws; Protect Online A...

Courtesy Techdirt  Mon, 04/28/2008 - 22:14

We've covered various anti-SLAPP laws in the past .

These are laws that protect people from bogus lawsuits that are merely designed to shut them up. SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are basically when a large corporation just files suit against someone knowing that the lawsuit alone will cause them problems, no matter how bogus the lawsuit is.

Many states have created anti-SLAPP laws that let victims of SLAPP suits ask for them to be quickly dismissed.

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