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Some victories end up symbolic. Time and expense go for naught.

Two types of SLAPPs exist:

(1) Public interest

Some lawsuits follow participation in public discourse. Generally it reflects something of common interest. It may be worker rights, pollution, taking over public lands, or faulty products.

(2) Chilling effect: intimidation

SLAPPs by their nature are chilling. No one wants to be sued. Plaintiffs consider "the likely damage to the public's willingness to participate in public discourse whether the plaintiff's intentions are malicious or pure."

Most SLAPPs reflect other characteristics:

  • Defamation: They're based on Anti-Defamation Law grounds
  • Economic power imbalances: Pitting ordinary people against deep-pocketed interests assures fights wholly unfair.

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