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HB 2973, 82nd R.S.
Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.

Governor signs anti-SLAPP law.
In Texas Press Messenger
Publication Date: June 2011
Library Location: Periodicals
Power play: an examination of Texas's Anti-SLAPP statute and its protection of free speech through accelerated dismissal.
In St. Mary's Law Journal
Publication Date: Vol. 45, No. 2, 2014
Library Location: Periodicals
A slap at employment law?
In Texas Lawyer
Publication Date: December 2017
Library Location: Periodicals
The defame game: Libel cases are on the rise and increasingly politicized.
In ABA Journal: The Lawyer's Magazine
Publication Date: October-November 2023
Library Location: Periodicals


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