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What is California’s anti-SLAPP law?

First passed in 1992, California’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute is … Show More designed to shield people and businesses that have been unnecessarily targeted by another party, limiting their free speech.The First Amendment And Anti-SLAPPIn the United States, the First Amendment of the Constitution protects the freedom of speech. While the interpretation of this phrase is often used very liberally, the First Amendment forbids the government from limiting anyone’s freedom to speak his or her mind with rare and narrow exceptions. In lawsuits for defamation (libel or slander), speech is used to cause intentional harm and, therefore, cannot be used as freely. There is …Read More »

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