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H.R.4364 - Citizen Participation Act of 2009
To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called "SLAPPs", and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called "SLAPPs", and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Citizen Participation Act of 2009 as introduced.
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First Circuit Turns Libel Law on its Head « The Legal Satyricon
Zenger publishes a series of articles exposing Governor Cosby's corruption. The articles are indisputably true, and Crosby ..... It protects our first amendment rights. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4364/show · Reply ... -
Lewis: Runaway RV vacation resembles real-life version of movie
A measure pending in Congress, HR 4364, is aimed at curbing meritless lawsuits known as SLAPPS, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, and protecting First Amendment free-speech rights online. but it now languishes amid a ...
O'Dear O'Dumb O'Donnell « The Legal Satyricon
Let's get bill HR 4364 Passed!! Protect freedom of speech. No SLAPP!! Reply. herbiethelovebug says: October 21, 2010 at 5:20 pm. it's pretty funny that she said this at a law school and when everyone laughed she thought they were ...
The Need for Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation
Overview Federal anti-SLAPP legislation, HR 4364, is currently pending before Congress. Sponsored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN9), the Citizen Participation Act encourages civic engagement and protects against meritless lawsuits ...
The Need for Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation
Federal anti-SLAPP legislation, H.R. 4364, is currently pending before Congress. Sponsored by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN9), the Citizen Participation Act encourages civic engagement and protects against meritless lawsuits brought ...
Law.gov is the beginning of imagining. | rethinck by Jason Wilson ...
For example, The Citizen Participation Act of 2009 (H.R. 4364) and the California Anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc. §425.16). There are undoubtedly dozens if not hundreds of others. I'm not a visionary, but I do recognize that Law.gov ...
When An Engaged Public Goes Silent, Democracy Goes Stale « Comins ...
Write to your Congressional Representative today on behalf of HR 4364, a federal anti-SLAPP bill that will make it illegal for people like Comins to use meritless lawsuits as a weapon against civic engagement. ...
NAACP Backs H.R. 4364 «
About a month ago, I reported that H.R. 4364 got it's fourth sponsor. Soon I will unveil a new website dedicated to my guest lecture series this. This bill has special meaning to me, because it attempts to prevent illegal SLAPP suits ...
NAACP Announces Support for Congressman Steve Cohen's Citizen ...
The NAACP has announced its support for H.R. 4364, The Citizen Participation Act, authored by Congressman Steve Cohen. The measure would provide uniform protection against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, also known as ...
News Flash: L.A. Times Prints Whiney Panic Piece « The Legal Satyricon
News Flash: L.A. Times Prints Whiney Panic Piece. by Jason Fischer. Okay. So it's not really a news flash – it's kinda the bread and butter of the L.A. Times to print whiney panic pieces. However, this story hit upon our sweet spot. ...
Coming Soon to a Florida Campus Near You! “Civic Engagement Tour ...
“Civic Engagement Tour” in Support of HR 4364. August 19, 2010 by Matthew Frederick. Seeing what ordinary citizens were able to accomplish in the Chris Comins saga, through peaceful protest and by petitioning government officials, ...
Do Republicans Really Support “Tort Reform?” « The Legal Satyricon
HR 4364, the Federal Anti-SLAPP bill, was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN9) – a two-time First Amendment Bad Ass Award winner. Public Intellectual reports that Cohen has brought on a few more co-sponsors: Rep. ...
Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation Now « Siouxsie Law
Right now, there is legislation pending in Congress to establish a “good” federal anti-SLAPP law. The bill is called the Citizen Participation Act (H.R. 4364). This Citizen Participation Act recently received a fourth sponsor. ...
Citizen Participation Act (H.R. 4364) Gets Fourth Sponsor «
H.R. 4364 refers to the Citizen Participation Act of 2009. [Read the bill's full text]. Introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, H.R. 4364 is a non-controversial bill that protects Free Speech and will help to limit frivolous ...
Libel Tourism Law Looks Like It Will Pass « The Legal Satyricon
I'm not an attorney, so would you mind telling me if this criticism of HR 4364 is valid (see: http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2010/03/articles/the-law/for-lawyers/the-problem-with-hr-4364-the-proposed-federal-antislapp-law/ ) ...
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Blog Articles for HR4364: Citizen Participation Act of 2009 ... Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR4364 Citizen Participation Act of 2009 ...
Lawsuit Against College Student Inspires Bill Protecting Consumers ...
... be those who enjoy filing frivolous SLAPP-suits. There is also s federal anti-SLAPP bill, known as the Citizen Participation Act (HR 4364), but it's been struggling to gain traction with all the other issues on Congress's plate. ...
Why Anti-SLAPP Legislation is Good for Bloggers, Facebook Users ...
In fact, H.R. 4364 is modeled on California's anti-SLAPP statute. For example, like California's law,[xlii] H.R. 4364 has a provision that punishes the filing of a frivolous anti-SLAPP motion.[xliii] Unlike California's though, ...
Free for a Fee » Recent Anti-SLAPP Developments
Second, HR 4364 now has three co-sponsors: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN9) (the bill's author), Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX20) and, most recently, Fortney “Pete” Stark (D-CA13). Kudos to these visionary legislators! I hope other organizations ...
Recent Anti-SLAPP Developments | Blockers Spyware
As you may recall, I factor endorsed HR 4364, the Proposed federal Anti-SLAPP Bill. This blog factor catches afoot almost either eddy anti-SLAPP developments ejaculate encompassing and farther the courtroom. ...
National Anti-SLAPP Legislation Picking Up Steam
That's why I'm so encouraged by the potential of the Citizen Participation Act (HR 4364), a bill currently working its way through Congress that would put in place a nationwide anti-SLAPP law. Under the Act, those sued for exercising ...
Thank you
It's official — the lawsuit against me has been dismissed. I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who helped: • My Florida-based attorney, Greg Herbert of Greenberg Traurig in Orlando, who understood that this was about more than.
Technical-Legal Confluence News » Blog Archive » Anti-SLAPP bill ...
The Citizen Participation Act of 2009, HR 4364, has the long title “To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in ...
Anti-SLAPP Legislation
In an effort to protect free speech across the United States, HR 4364 is making its way through Congress. The goal: “To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing ...
Don't SLAPP Social Media (or SLAPP, period)
(The bill, H.R.4364, the Citizen Participation Act of 2009, has been referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.) "Because state laws vary in scope, many suits are still filed every year, according to legal experts," ...
Consumers' right to complain - Citizen Cartwright
That is, sue you using what's called a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP. And while many states have anti-SLAPP laws, there's no federal law. So Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced a bill (HR 4364) to create ...
Bill Boushka: House is starting to ponder anti-SLAPP bill in ...
Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced H.R. 4364 the “Citizen Participation Act of 2009”, “To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from ...
jackassletters.com: Rep. Tom Latham
Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The Citizen Participation Act, (H. R. 4364) the first Federal anti-SLAPP legislation, to Congress. I'm no expert in these things, but it seems like a pretty good law, and if I were a Congressman I'd ...
Rep. Tom Latham
Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The Citizen Participation Act, (HR 4364) the first Federal anti-SLAPP legislation, to Congress. I'm no expert in these things, but it seems like a pretty good law, and if I were a Congressman I'd vote ...
Free Speech stifled by SLAPP
A new bill, HR 4364, has surfaced for Federal protection in December of 2009 and it would be nice to see it gain some momentum. anti-slapp.org has some suggestions on that, in particular a page to help contact representatives and ...
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