In 1982, the United States Supreme Court ruled that states cannot prohibit the peaceful protest of a political boycott. This ruling followed after a coalition of Black Mississippi citizens launched two boycotts against white businesses in the area. In response, the boycotted merchants filed a lawsuit in Mississippi state court. Despite not being labeled as such at the time, this suit was a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.
Read MoreIn 1908, Roosevelt filed a retaliatory libel suit against Journalist Joseph Pulitzer over statements in several newspaper articles. The suit would span into a years-long battle that would ultimately land before the Supreme Court.
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