“Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) have been the scourge of ordinary citizens who dared to take a public stance for far too long,” writes Civil Rights Lawyer Garen Meguerian. This historic legislation changes that.
The only way to assure that baseless defamation lawsuits truly fail is for the Pennsylvania legislature to pass much needed anti-SLAPP legislation.
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk has advocated against the separation of church from state, reproductive rights and privacy, gender parity, and equality.
Our democracy is in a “break glass in case of emergency” moment as SCOTUS prepares to hear oral arguments in Moore vs. Harper Wednesday.
The latest iteration of book bans target disfavored viewpoints by attempting to silence them in a manner that plainly violates the First Amendment rights of teachers, librarians, and students.
If Thomas gets his way, we could see more SLAPP suits from public figures like Jim Worthington and a muzzling of the Fourth Estate.
Garen Meguerian talked to Bucks County’s Raging Chicken Press podcast about his three-part series on how defamation lawsuits can be used as weaponized tools of censorship.
This is the third article in a three-part series examining how a rash of defamation suits filed by prominent local Republicans underscores the need for stronger laws protecting the right to free speech in Pennsylvania.
This is the second article in a three-part series examining how a rash of defamation suits filed by prominent local Republicans underscores the need for stronger laws protecting the right to free speech in Pennsylvania.
The district “has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to silence its critics,” said ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose.
Sean Moon, leader of the “antigovernment Christian gun cult” Rod of Iron Ministries, even made an appearance.
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell’Angelo.
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.