SLAPPs are intended not to win but to harass journalists and activists into silence, using legal tactics to intimidate over protected speech.
The introduction of the Free Speech Protection Act offers significant federal protection against SLAPP lawsuits, empowering individuals against wealthy entities misusing the legal system.
State anti-SLAPP laws are effective, but their limitations in federal courts allow adversaries to exploit weak jurisdictions to suppress dissent.
Meritless lawsuits impose stress and costly defenses that often silence critics, sans the necessity of proving their case in a court.
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