Gag lawsuits

Food & Water Watch: North Carolina ‘Anti-Sunshine’ Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional

Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and the Food Integrity Campaign, was originally published here. North Carolina ‘Anti-Sunshine’ Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional Wide-ranging coalition challenges law on first amendment, equal protection, and due process grounds. Late Friday, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a North Carolina law designed to inhibit undercover investigations [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-06-18T09:19:17-04:00June 18th, 2020|First Amendment, Food Integrity, Gag lawsuits, In The News|

Sign On: Policy Paper on Ending Gag Lawsuits

Read the original policy paper here. Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-06-08T14:57:20-04:00June 8th, 2020|anti-SLAPP, EU, Gag lawsuits, International, Policy Paper, Sign-on Letter, SLAPP Suits, Whistleblower Rights|