South Carolinians can be sued for criticizing politicians. A Statehouse bill could stop it.

South Carolinians can be sued for criticizing politicians. A Statehouse bill could stop it.

South Carolina is one of 15 states not to have enacted so-called anti-SLAPP legislation, which minimize strategic lawsuits by people in power designed to dissuade people from criticizing their politicians.

Houston Chronicle editorial: Keep Texas free speech strong. Leave anti-SLAPP laws alone.

By Editorial Board Houston Chronicle Originally published April 23, 2025 A couple, upset that their pet-sitting company left their beloved fish swimming in dirty water, takes to the internet to write a negative review. The company files a $1 million libel suit. A homeowner writes a strongly worded open letter to his homeowners association criticizing [...]

For the rich, free speech — for others, a SLAPP in the face - Palo Pinto Press

Carolyn Iodice Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionFourteen years ago, the legislature passed vital protections for freedom of speech in the Texas Citizens Participation Act. This week, they’re looking to gut it.The TCPA addresses the common problem of “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPPs. These are frivolous lawsuits brought by the wealthy or powerful against private citizens to stop them from exercising their…