The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a 2019 law designed to protect the exercise of First Amendment rights ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Press freedom advocates and media lawyers in the United States have long warned about the rise of frivolous lawsuits intended to ...

Pennsylvania’s Anti-SLAPP statute provides immunity from civil liability for individuals engaged in “protected public expression,” which includes the exercise of freedom of speech on matters of public ...

On Jan. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling about when certain state statutes may apply in diversity actions in ...

Free speech is one of America's greatest rights. The year 2025 was a big one for the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ("UPEPA"), which is the only uniform and most popular Anti-SLAPP law in ...

In New York in 2026, defendants who move fast can often turn the tables early through strict timing rules, hard fact-versus-opinion lines, ...

The Independent joins 120 high-profile names backing calls to end silencing lawsuits - Letter demanding government include ...

Senate Bill 666/Assembly Bill 701, would adopt Uniform Public Expression Protection Act would bring free speech protections ...