SLAPP Suit at Legal Glossary

What is it? A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, in which a corporation or developer sues an organization in an attempt to scare it into dropping protests against a corporate initiative. SLAPP suits typically involve the environment--for example, local residents who are petitioning to change zoning laws to prevent a real estate development might be sued in a SLAPP suit for interference with the developers business interests. Many states have anti-SLAPP suit statutes that protect citizens rights to free speech and to petition the government.

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