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- Title
Florida's Expanded Anti-SLAPP Law: More Protection for Targeted Speakers.
- Authors
Morley, Samuel J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the Florida Legislature's passage of the C.S./S.B 1312 legislative bill in 2015 which expands the state's anti-SLAPP provisions and gives Florida courts with additional procedural tools to dismiss lawsuits, and it mentions legal precedent, freedom of speech law in Florida, and legal protection for targeted speakers in the state. According to the article, SLAPPS (strategic lawsuits against public participation) are often filed as a means of intimidating another party.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; ANTI-SLAPP laws; FREEDOM of speech; COURTS; DISMISSAL &; nonsuit; FLORIDA. Legislature; LEGAL precedent; STRATEGIC lawsuits against public participation; INTIMIDATION
- Publication
Florida Bar Journal, 2016, Vol 90, Issue 9, p16
- ISSN
0015-3915
- Publication type
Article