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elleng

(136,055 posts) Thu Sep 15, 2022, 08:12 PM Sep 2022

targeting First Amendment-based activities.

The legislation comes as Raskin is running to be the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee next year.

https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/09-15-2022/raskins-move-on-slapp-suits/

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Jamie Raskin is rolling out legislation to make it easier to dismiss lawsuits (Original Post) elleng Sep 2022 OP

(3,127 posts)

1. This is good legislation but in the end judges decide when/if lawsuits are subject to

Thu Sep 15, 2022, 08:16 PM

Sep 2022

dismissal. The way things are going the R appointed federal judges will ignore the law.