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“Anti-SLAPP laws are a very powerful tool,” agreed Roger Myers, an attorney who specializes in using the law to defend journalists in libel claims. “There has been a fairly dramatic decline in the number of libel cases being filed here in California.”

Levitt’s case isn’t unique. Last May, the Islamic Society of Boston dropped its suit against the Boston Herald, a local Fox news channel, journalist Steven Emerson, and 14 others. The Society had accused the defendants of libel and of infringing its civil rights by claiming that it had funded terrorist organizations, received money from Saudi Arabia, and bought land for a mosque below market value from the City of Boston.

http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_4_sndgs01.html

Or maybe if we just slap them fool muslims who file bogus law suits.

2007-10-10 06:52:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel United Kingdom Birmingham

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There should be consequences to all spurious or frivolous law suits. Judges should be allowed to consider damages against anyone that files "junk" law suits. The penalties could include contempt of court or deportation for people abusing our system.

2007-10-11 09:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0 0

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