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Federal law must fix loophole allowing abusive lawsuits targeting speech

1 year 5 months ago

The current Congress has yet to introduce federal anti-SLAPP legislation, which would give journalists and others protection in federal court from frivolous lawsuits based on speech. West Face, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. by Ken Lund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Recent lawsuits against liberal and conservative outlets alike based on their reporting show the need for a federal law counteracting strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Deputy Director of Advocacy Caitlin Vogus wrote for The Hill.

As Vogus wrote:

"Many states — both red and blue — have made clear that they want to protect their citizens’ freedom of speech from meritless litigation. It’s time for Congress to act to ensure that federal courts don’t thwart those protections. It’s time to pass a federal anti-SLAPP law."

You can read the op-ed here.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

Grandma’s Retweets: How Suburban Seniors Spread Disinformation

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In recent years, there have been concerns about social media and disinformation. The narrative has three dominant threads: (1) foreign troll farms pushing disinfo, (2) grifter “influencers” pushing disinfo, and (3) the poor kids these days suckered in by disinformation. A new study in Science suggests that instead of the kids or the trolls, perhaps […]
Mike Masnick

Election monitors nervously practice for the ‘big dance in November’

1 year 5 months ago

MARIETTA, Ga. — Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a suburban precinct as a scorching Georgia sun reflected heat off the white-bricked Worship with Wonders Church. Tall, thin, wearing a backward flat cap and holding a notebook, Hart introduced himself to exiting voters and asked […]

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Matt Vasilogambros

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 5 months ago
This poor tree has been the target of so many woodpeckers that it's practically falling apart. This is something of a metaphor for human beings and nearly everything we touch, but at least we're not the only ones. Just the only ones who should know better.
Kevin Drum

Missouri AG argues to block Biden administration’s second student loan forgiveness plan

1 year 5 months ago

A United States District Court judge in St. Louis heard arguments Monday morning on whether the federal government can continue with a student-debt-forgiveness plan due to begin next month. The lawsuit, filed last month by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, seeks to block an income-driven repayment plan for borrowers proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration.  […]

The post Missouri AG argues to block Biden administration’s second student loan forgiveness plan appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Annelise Hanshaw

Statewide Show-Me Careers Educator Experience Returns to St. Louis

1 year 5 months ago
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Dede Hance