TenderCare interpreted the “public interest” parameters of the six-year-old anti-SLAPP law. ... The Court of Appeals had ruled that the anti-SLAPP law does not protect online criticisms “made primarily ...
web ... The case, which has been shrouded in secrecy, was seen as an important test in the ongoing effort to stamp out so-called SLAPPs – expensive lawsuits that set out to silence criticism. It has failed ... Hutchings denied all wrongdoing ... Home page ....
The workshop opened on Monday with ASFCountry Director, Angela Uwandu Uzoma-Iwuchukwu warning that SLAPP suits were becoming a sophisticated tool for suppressing public debate.
Thailand must refuse to allow its criminal courts to be used for SLAPP actions by anyone, even fellow ASEAN member States... Use of SLAPP action by any Government is UNACCEPTABLE ... More Anti-SLAPP laws are imminent.
The term SLAPP was first coined in 1988 by two professors from the University of Denver when they published work on the ... SLAPPs, it identifies SLAPPs as being characterised by three common elements..
Press freedom advocate FluturaKusari says the growing use of aggressive lawsuits to intimidate and silence journalists demands a tougher response from the European Union....