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SLAPP

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SLAPP
abbr.
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Partnerships


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The union's agreement to pay $17,213 in fees and costs settled a lawsuit by the newspaper that alleged that the union's action was a SLAPP case -- a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, intended to prevent citizens from exercising their political rights or to punish those who have done so.
The response by the radio stations: filing SLAPP Bar complaints against me.
SLAPP suits are filed not to win on the merits but rather to distract, divert, and intimidate citizens.
 
 
 
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