Congress Considers Federal Anti-Slapp Law To Protect Consumers From Angry Businesses

The New York Times has an article about Justin Kurtz, the college student who angered the owner of T&J Towing by creating a Facebook page about the company and who is now fighting a $750k defamation lawsuit. That sort of lawsuit--the kind meant to intimidate an opponent into silence--is called a "strategic lawsuit against public participation," or Slapp. Now two Representatives are sponsoring a bill that would create a federal anti-Slapp law to protect consumers from vengeful businesses.

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