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The Protect the Protest task force is working to end SLAPPs, so that individuals and organizations working in the public interest can continue exercise their First Amendment rights. Learn more about our recent work below.
- Types of Cases
BuzzFeed Defeats SLAPP Arising Out of Trump-Russia Scandal
December 20, 2018
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Yesterday, a federal court dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a Russian technology entrepreneur against BuzzFeed News. In January 2017, BuzzFeed published the now-famous dossier produced by Christopher Steele, which includes allegations
Dangerous Lawsuit against Greenpeace Threatens News Organizations and First Amendment
February 19, 2018
This article by Camille Fassett of the Freedom of the Press Foundation describes a SLAPP brought by Energy Transfer Partners — the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline — against Greenpeace and other environmental organizations.