'It is crucial that Congress protect the rights of American citizens and civic groups to engage in lawful political protest and organizing without being subjected to ruinously expensive and meritless' SLAPP litigation, says RepRaskin.
"Now is a critical moment for Congress to act and introduce federal anti-SLAPP legislation," said one attorney who testified at Wednesday's hearing.Civil libertarians applauded Wednesday as a U.S. congressional committee held a hearing to"examine how the fossil fuel industry is weaponizing the law to stifle First Amendment-protected speech" and thwart climate action.
Rep. Jamie Raskin , chair of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, announced plans to introduce legislation to deter SLAPPs.
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