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by janalsncm 1122 days ago
> Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or strategic litigation against public participation, are lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition.

Anti-SLAPP suits are filed by the person who said the thing. And yes some states have good anti-slapp protections but that means the rest of Americans don’t enjoy that freedom.