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What is Anti-SLAPP?  

Anti-SLAPP laws were created to stop or dismiss SLAPP lawsuits and allow the defendant the possibility of getting their legal fees reimbursed. Anti-SLAPP laws even offer possible punitive damages for the party that filed the lawsuit. Oftentimes, people use Anti-SLAPP statutes to get frivolous defamation lawsuits dismissed.  

What are SLAPP lawsuits?  

SLAPP stands for “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation”. The term was first introduced by two law professors in the 1980’s who noticed an increase in lawsuits that were used to intimidate or censor critics from speaking out against opponents publicly by making them pay attorney’s fees to defend themselves.  SLAPP lawsuits were increasingly discouraging people from exercising their First Amendment rights. Thus, Anti-SLAPP laws

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