From Mike Masnick at Techdirt:
For many, many years we’ve talked about the importance of strong anti-SLAPP laws. In case you’re new to the subject, SLAPP stands for a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. In short, SLAPP suits are lawsuits where it is fairly obvious that the intent of the lawsuits is to stifle free speech, rather than for a legitimate purpose under the law. The intention of anti-SLAPP laws are to allow for such lawsuits to be tossed out of court quickly — and, frequently, to force those who bring those suits to pay legal fees. While actually getting a federal anti-SLAPP law is really important, for now, we’re left with a patchwork of state laws. While many (though not all) states have anti-SLAPP laws, they vary widely in terms of what they cover and just how strong or effective they are.
As we’ve pointed out in the past, a few years ago, Nevada passed a really great anti-SLAPP law, though it’s been under attack the past few years. Thankfully, Marc Randazza informs us that Nevada’s anti-SLAPP law has been found to be Constitutional, meaning that it will survive largely intact (a few changes had been made a few years ago to bolster the law’s likelihood of surviving).
Read the full post here:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170202/16281636618/good-news-nevadas-strong-anti-slapp-law-is-constitutional.shtml