Anti-SLAPP Laws

A SLAPP suit is a “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation,” in other words, a lawsuit that targets people who are exercising their First Amendment Rights. Photography is a frequent target of threats through frivolous lawsuits. These suits are often used as weapons to bully citizens and visual journalists in an effort to stifle speech. The NPPA Advocacy Committee worked vigorously to support the passage of an Anti-SLAPP law in Texas, by helping to enact one of the strongest Anti-SLAPP laws in the nation. The NPPA supports efforts to pass a federal Anti-SLAPP law. If you believe you are the target of a SLAPP suit related to your photography, contact the Advocacy Committee.

See the following resources on SLAPP suits and anti-slapp laws.

• The Public Participation Project- an effort to get a federal Anti-SLAPP law passed.
• The First Amendment Project: Anti-SLAPP Resource Center
• SLAPP Happy- List of Corporations that Sue to Shut You up - by the Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch
• California Anti-SLAPP Project
• Media Law Resource Center’s list of Legal Actions Against Bloggers
• The Citizen Media Law Project’s guide to state Anti-SLAPP laws
• The Newsroom Law Blog’s Overview of Anti-SLAPP law
• SlappedinTexas.com, a resource on the Texas Anti-SLAPP law

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