Slapps: Getting Sued For Speaking Out - Softcover

George Pring; Penelope Canan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566393698 ISBN 13: 9781566393690

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Examines what happens to the targets of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and what is happening to public participation in American politics. This book offers solutions for preventing, managing, and curing SLAPPs at various levels of government.

About this title

About the Author

George W. Pring is Professor of Law at the University of Denver.

Penelope Canan is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Denver. They are the co-directors of the Political Litigation Project at the University of Denver.

From the Inside Flap

"Anyone who treasures and uses the First Amendment will find this first ever book on the SLAPP suit epidemic a wake up call to careful civic action."
Ralph Nader

"This is a lively and important book documenting how SLAPPs are too often used to intimidate and punish citizens for participating in the political process. The book is a much-needed boost for grassroots democracy, which should heighten awareness of how the judicial system can be manipulated and abused to chill free debate."
Rodney A. Smolla, Director, Institute of Bill of Rights Law, The College of William and Mary

"In this eminently lucid and accessible new book, Professors Pring and Canan solidify their rare position as innovators and problem solvers whose groundbreaking observations and insights not only coined the phrase, but energized a legal movement against the insidious abuse of legal process and rights of free expression known to the world as the 'SLAPP' suit."
Henry R. Kaufman, First Amendment Attorney, General Counsel, Libel Defense Resource Center

"Citizen involvement plays a crucial role in effective government, particularly when it comes to enforcement of environmental laws. Lawsuits designed to chill and deter public participation hurt not only the targets, but society as a whole. Pring and Canan's book is a must for government lawyers who understand the importance of the public's right to petition and want to ensure that it continues."
Nancy Stearns, Former Assistant Attorney General, New York State Department of Law

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566393698
• ISBN 13: 9781566393690
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296