First Amendment: SLAPP and tickle

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Some solid reporting on a little-known legal tactic used against bloggers, the SLAPP attacks, from Nazanin Rafsanjani, On the Media. A previous piece on Citizens United provides the larger backdrop. Related articlesNinth Circuit Upholds Anti-SLAPP Ruling for Blogger/Griper--Sedgwick v. Delsman (ericgoldman.org)How Dan Snyder's 'Libel' Suit Against Unflattering Article Demonstrates Need For Federal Anti-SLAPP Law (techdirt.com)Defamation, SLAPP, and medicine: Doctor's Data, Inc. v. Barrett et al (inpropriapersona.com)Appeals Court Agrees: Attempt To Stifle Online Critic Gets Anti-SLAPPed Away (techdirt.com)CA Anti-SLAPP Cases Involving Consumer Reviews as Matters of Public Concern (ericgoldman.org)