All posts tagged "Anti-SLAPP Bill"

(Thomas Mitchell) – After being declared dead, that bill to weaken the state’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law has reared its ugly head. According to the Las Vegas newspaper, a version of Senate Bill 444 was approved by the Assembly Judiciary Committee, albeit a much less draconian version. This version restores...

(Thomas Mitchell) –  It appears the bill that would weaken Nevada’s strong anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law is dead. Assemblyman Ira Hansen, a former newspaper columnist and chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, which heard hours of testimony for and against the bill after it unanimously passed the state Senate,...