SLAPP-ing Back

Open government advocates have expressed alarm at recent lawsuits that government agencies have filed against people requesting public records. Such suits bear a resemblance to “SLAPP” suits, the label given to “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” intended to harass active citizens out...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patrick C. File, Leah Wigren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida 2019-12-01
Series:The Journal of Civic Information
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/civic/article/view/119008