The Iowa House unanimously passed legislation Tuesday offering legal protections against lawsuits filed to limit freedom of speech and press.

Arizona’s Open Meeting Law requires a city to approve the filing of a lawsuit in a public meeting. Such litigation, however, is often first ...

Iowa House has unanimously passed the “Public Expression Protection Act” to help Iowans facing lawsuits that backers of the ...

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil claims brought against people or organizations who voice opinions publicly. These lawsuits are intended to intimidate opponen ...

The widely expected move follows a pair of civil rights complaints filed within days of the Jan. 22 announcement outlining ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to lower taxes paid into the state’s unemployment insurance fund is advancing in both chambers of ...

A group of residents on the west side of San Francisco have filed a lawsuit in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the Great ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill that lawmakers say is intended to protect free speech by curtailing ...

Will Iowa join 35 other states and Washington, DC, in enacting legal protections against lawsuits intended only to sap their targets' resources?

(THE CONVERSATION) Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil claims brought against people or organizations who voice opinions publicly. These lawsuits are intended to ...

Supreme Court decision affords the press strong protections against costly defamation lawsuits. That’s why a dangerous new ...

It seems unlikely that Donald Trump will win his lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer. Whatever the outcome, these lawsuits ...