Ohio strengthens free speech with new anti-SLAPP law: Legally Speaking

CLEVELAND — Legal analysis: Ohio is now the 35th state to make it harder to wrongfully sue people for defamation, in certain cases. When used correctly, a defamation lawsuit holds the defendant accountable for a public false statement that hurts the plaintiff’s reputation. Legally Speaking, Ohio’s new anti-SLAPP law doesn’t interfere with that being done in good faith, but it does go after bad actors who try to use defamation lawsuits to silence free speech…

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