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News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Promoting an Interpretation of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP Law that Safeguards the Public’s Role in Promoting Public Safety
The brief stresses that the anti-SLAPP law was enacted to counter threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation suits ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Advocating for First-Amendment-Aligned Interpretation of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP Law
The brief stresses the purpose of New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP law—to counter the threats to First Amendment expression posed by the weaponization of libel and defamation ... Read More
New Jersey Becomes 33rd State to Enact an Anti-SLAPP Law
On September 7th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S.2802/A.4393, to provide anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits known as SLAPPs (short for strategic lawsuits ... Read More
Alliance Joins Brief Advocating for Access to Historical Police Internal Affairs Records
On April 27, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, concerning access to police internal affairs records ... Read More
UPDATED: News Publishers Deemed “Essential” Businesses During Pandemic
As municipalities across the United States enter states of emergency and issue shelter-in-place orders, news publishers are working to ensure they are viewed as "essential" ... Read More