Texas House Considering Changes in Law Protecting Free Speech

Texas Lawmakers Consider Advantaging Entities Seeking to Silence Citizens

A proposal heard by Texas representatives this week would cut into First Amendment protections against frivolous defamation lawsuits. The post Texas Lawmakers Consider Advantaging Entities Seeking to Silence Citizens appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Texas House Considering Changes in Law Protecting Free Speech

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that critics say would threaten freedom of speech with frivolous lawsuits, by altering the state’s so-called anti-SLAPP law.  The Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee heard testimony late Wednesday evening from numerous witnesses on House Bill 2988 that would make changes to the state’s anti-SLAPP law, by allowing the plaintiff to collect attorney fees from the defendant if a dismissal mo…

House Bill Would Alter Attorney Fee Structure of Anti-SLAPP Law - The Texas Lawbook

A defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jeff Leach took center stage during a Texas House committee hearing on the Texas Citizens Participation Act. Lawmakers are struggling to address abuses of the popular law while still maintaining its protections for Texans exercising their First Amendment rights. The post House Bill Would Alter Attorney Fee Structure of Anti-SLAPP Law appeared first on The Texas Lawbook.

Techrights — Using a Law Firm's Licence to Exercise Politics Through Frivolous SLAPPs and Nastygrams (to Silence People, Remove Pages, Demand Fake or Forced 'Apologies')

Things must be getting really bad when lawyers act for raving antisemites