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Government

May 22, 2003

Whither Privacy?

Forum Column - By Terry Francke - By now, most of us are aware that the acronym SLAPP stands for "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation." In their purest form, these are lawsuits filed to silence speech about public issues, brought by those who find the speech detrimental to their interests. See Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16.




        Forum Column
        
        By Terry Francke
        
        By now, most of us are aware that the acronym SLAPP stands for "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Pa...

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