Scott Greenfield, Eric Goldman and Marc Randazza/Citizen Media Law have details of a bill introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Scott Greenfield, Eric Goldman and Marc Randazza/Citizen Media Law have details of a bill introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
2 Comments
The Problem With HR 4364, The Proposed Federal Anti-SLAPP Law…
Via Overlawyered, Eric Goldman and others favor HR 4364, the “Citizen Participation Act of 2009,” which would establish a federal anti-SLAPP law. Around half the States have anti-SLAPP (i.e., Anti-"Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Part…
[…] Ken at Popehat: “Let’s get this straight from the start: I’m in favor of anti-SLAPP statutes and vigorous legal protections for free speech. I’m just not convinced that federalizing libel law is the right way to go about it.” Earlier on the Cohen bill here. […]