Resources
Here are some background resources on “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs) and advice for responding to legal bullying. If you or your organization faces the risk of a SLAPP, we strongly recommend that you find legal counsel, because each case requires a unique response.
- What is a SLAPP? - Not all lawsuits are SLAPPs. Here are some of the warning signs of a SLAPP.
- Who is vulnerable? - SLAPPs pose a threat to a wide range of individuals and organizations working in the public interest. Here are some recent, emblematic cases.
- Know your rights - You can reduce your risk of SLAPPs by taking certain precautionary measures.
- Get help - If you have been sued or face the threat of a SLAPP, here are some immediate steps to consider.
- Our cases - Learn more about the work of the task force and its individual members.
- Help us end SLAPP - There is wide support for ending SLAPPs. What we need now is unified action.
- SLAPP Tactics
- Types of Cases
- Resource Categories
Protect the Protest Task Force Presents Second Annual SLAPP Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tongue-in-cheek SLAPPies honors worst legal bullies, including Chevron, Devin Nunes, and the
Statement in Solidarity with Minneapolis
Stopping SLAPPs and defending dissent is more than a slogan. It is the way we
The End Of A Lawsuit, But Not The End Of Injustice
This week, a member of the Protect the Protest task force, the National Lawyers Guild,
Civil Liberties Defense Center to Represent Environmental and Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger
Contact: Lauren Regan, CLDC(541) 687-9180 On May 15, 2020, Civil Liberties Defense Center’s (CLDC) Executive
‘Weed 9’ Water Activists Present Legal Claim Against Sacramento Law Firm for Filing Malicious Lawsuit Aimed at Silencing Free Speech
The Weed, California, community members claim Churchwell White LLP knowingly filed meritless and illegal SLAPP
29 Nobel Laureates Demand Freedom for Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger
Alec Baldwin, Roger Waters, and other activists join Nobel laureates in their demand that Chevron
Bills to End Virginia Lawsuit Tourism Pass Virginia House and State Committees
Protect the Protest Pushes for Anti-SLAPP Legislation to Stop Lawsuits Designed to Silence Free Speech
Statement on the Introduction of Anti-SLAPP legislation in Virginia
The Protect the Protest task force applauds the introduction today of HB 759 in the Virginia House of Delegates.
The ‘Weed 9’ Water Activists Win as Logging Company Drops SLAPP Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bruce Shoemaker, Media LiaisonWater for Citizens
Have you met Donny Rico?
One form of SLAPP attacks is the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations