Anti-SLAPP

The Institute for Free Speech has joined nine other civil liberties and media organizations to file an amicus brief in support of neither party ...

On Wednesday, Governor DeWine signed the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act into law, protecting Ohioans from frivolous, speech-suppressing lawsuits

Today marks a historic moment for free speech in Ohio as Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 237, which enacts the Uniform Public Expression ...

Texans have enjoyed the expressive freedom protections of a robust anti-SLAPP law since 2011, when the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) was enacted. However, ...

House Bill 1466 (HB 1466), signed into law by Governor Josh Shapiro on July 17, addresses a crucial weakness in the state's previous legislation ...

It’s time for Ohio to join the many states that protect speakers with UPEPA laws. Since 2022 alone, eight states have enacted or improved ...

As a former Ohio judge, former Ohio deputy attorney general, and a current free-speech litigator, I want our state’s laws to offer strong protection ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed into law a robust new anti-SLAPP statute

NOTE: This blog post will provide updates on the states that have enacted new or improved existing anti-SLAPP laws since the November 2023 publication ...

South Carolina currently provides no protection against a key threat to free speech: strategic lawsuits against public participation, or “SLAPPs.”