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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.
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AFTER FIVE-YEAR STRUGGLE, WEED, CA SECURES RIGHTS TO ITS SPRING WATER
March 11, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Jim Taylor, WCWC President 530-938-2080 taylors96094@att.netBruce Shoemaker, WCWC media liaison, 612-770-9697 bshoe@bitstream.netToday the Weed City Council approved an agreement which secures, in perpetuity, the City’s rights to the high quality
Student Surveillance Vendor Proctorio Files SLAPP Lawsuit to Silence A Critic
Originally posted on the EFF website. Reposted with permission. During the pandemic, a dangerous business has prospered: invading students’ privacy with proctoring software and apps. In the last year, we’ve seen universities compel students to download
International Organizations Demand DOJ Review Chevron’s Retaliatory Litigation against Human Rights Attorney Steven Donziger
Read the letter here Washington, D.C. – Thirteen international human rights and environmental watchdog organizations sent an open letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to launch a high-level review of the retaliatory “SLAPP”
Court Agrees: Logging Giant Can’t Bully Advocates Again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 26, 2021 Contacts: Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff AttorneyCivil Liberties Defense Center(541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Valentina Stackl, Senior Communications SpecialistGreenpeace USA and Protect the Protest(734) 276 6260 vstackl@greenpeace.org Oakland, CA— Last