Ohio senator files anti-SLAPP bill similar to legislation that was pulled last year in Tennessee

By |2017-10-05T11:12:52-05:00October 5, 2017|Categories: Legislature|Tags: , , |0 Comments

A coalition of citizen, media and advocacy groups in Ohio are putting their support behind a so-called anti-SLAPP bill introduced in their state yesterday. The bill is similar to one introduced in Tennessee, but taken off notice during the 2017 legislative session without discussion in committee or subcommittee. The Ohio bill is modeled after Texas law, as was Tennessee's. Many people are not familiar with a SLAPP lawsuit. SLAPP stands for "strategic lawsuit against public participation" and is a moniker coined in the 1980s. Here's an entry describing SLAPP suits from The First Amendment Encyclopedia at MTSU and an excerpt: A SLAPP suit, or strategic lawsuit against public participation, is a [...]