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“Most case activity and evidence gathering between the parties should pause while a judge decides an anti-SLAPP motion, with only narrow discovery allowed and with protection for reporters' confidential sources and privileged work product.”
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“The anti-SLAPP procedure should start as soon as it is enacted and apply to dismissal requests filed on or after that date, including requests in cases already underway.”
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“Courts should usually make the losing side pay reasonable legal costs when an anti-SLAPP motion succeeds, when a challenged claim is dropped after the motion is filed, or when the motion was filed in bad faith only to delay the case.”
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“A person using the special dismissal process should give five days' written warning, usually file within 60 days, pause most case activity while the judge decides, allow focused evidence gathering when needed, and expect a decision within 90 days unless there is a good reason for more time.”
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“A party seeking anti-SLAPP dismissal should have to warn the other side in writing at least 5 days before filing and usually file within 60 days after receiving the claim or after the case moves to federal court, with more time allowed for good cause.”
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“Courts should be told to read and apply anti-SLAPP protections broadly when doing so protects constitutional rights.”
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“Federal courts should have an early process to permanently dismiss civil claims that target protected public speech or civic participation when the plaintiff lacks basic evidence or a valid legal claim, without making the person seeking dismissal prove a silencing motive.”
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“Other legal rights, defenses, remedies, sanctions, and expense awards should generally remain available unless the anti-SLAPP procedure specifically changes them.”
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“The special dismissal process should cover civil claims over speech, publishing, organizing, petitioning, or government participation on public issues, while generally leaving many commercial, government, citizen-suit, securities, wrongful-death, workplace, and whistleblower claims outside it and preserving access for media and expressive works.”
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