In a win for publishers, New York has upped protections for journalists and media organizations that face threatening, but ultimately bogus, lawsuits against them.
Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law designed to curb abusive “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” known as SLAPPs. These lawsuits, which typically waste time and money, are filed as a scare tactic used by the rich and powerful (such as politicians, who are raising the libel flag more frequently).
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