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Abell, David J.
"Comment: Exercise of Constitutional Privileges: Deterring Abuse of the First Amendment -- 'Strategic Lawsuits Against Political Participation,'" Southern Methodist University Law Review, 47:95-130 (1993).
Abrams, Robert
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)," Address by the Attorney General of New York State, Colloquium at the Center for Environmental Legal Studies, Pace University School of Law, Pace University Law Review, 7(1):33 (1989).
Ackerman, Robert M.
"Tort Law and Communitarianism: Where rights meet responsibilities." Wake Forest Law Review, 30(4):649-691 (1995).
Amundsen, Paul H., and Darren A. Schwartz
"'SLAPP' suits: An assault on the right to petition the government." Florida Bar Journal, 66(3):51-53 (1992).
Arco, Barbara
Comment: "When Rights Collide: Reconciling the First Amendment Rights of Opposing Parties in Civil Litigation," U. Miami L. Rev. 52:587ff (1998) -- arguing in favor of requiring attorneys to more closely adhere to ethical standards as a method for reducing the prevalence of SLAPP suits.
Atkins, David P.
"SLAPP suits remedies: attorney sanctions." Bridgeport Law Review, 12(4):_____ (summer 1992).
Barker, John C.
"Common-Law and Statutory Solutions to the Problem of SLAPPs," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 26(2):395 (1993).
Barry, _____
"When Protesters Become 'Racketeers,' RICO Runs Afoul of the First Amendment," St. John's Law Review, 64:899ff (1990).
Baruch, Chad
"If I Had a Hammer: Defending Slapp Suits in Texas," 3 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 55-70 (1996).
Beatty, Joseph W.
Note: "The Legal Literature on SLAPPS: A Look Behind the Smoke Nine Years After Professors Pring and Canan First Yelled 'Fire!'," U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 9:85ff (1997).
Benson, Jeffrey A., and Dwight H. Herriam
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: An Overview," The American Law Institute, August, 1992.
Braun, Jerome I.
"Increasing SLAPP Protection: Unburdening the Right of Petition in California," U.C. Davis Law Review (Summer 2001).
Brecher, Joseph J.
"The Public Interest and Intimidation Suits: A New Approach," Santa Clara Law Review, 28:105-141 (1988).
Brooks, Richard
"Les Mains Sales: The Ethical and Political Implications of SLAPP Suits," Pace University Environmental Law Review, 7:61 (1989).
Canan, Penelope
"SLAPPs from a Sociological Perspective," Pace University Environmental Law Review, 7(1):23-32 (1989).
"Citizen Participation: Protecting the Democratic Approach to Environmental Disputes," Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 9(4):333-335 (1989).
"SLAPPs: Democratic Rights and Professional Risks," American Sociological Association Footnotes, Vol. 4 (1992).
---- and Michael Hennessy, George Pring
"The Chilling Effect of SLAPPs: Legal Risk and Attitudes Toward Political Involvement," Research In Political Sociology, 6: 347-369 (1993).
---- and Martin Kretzmann, Michael Hennessy, George Pring
Using Law Ideologically: The Conflict Between Economic and Political Liberty," Journal of Law and Politics, 8(3):539-558 (spring 1992).
---- and George W. Pring
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" Social Problems, 35(5):506-519 (1988).
"Studying Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: Mixing Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches," Law & Society Review, 22(2):385-395 (1988).
----- and Gloria Satterfield, Laurie Larson, Martin Kretzmann
"Political Claims, Legal Derailment and the Context of Disputes," Law & Society Review, 24(4):401-430 (1990).
Cook, Darrell F., and Dwight H. Merriam
"Recognizing a SLAPP Suit and Understanding Its Consequences", Zoning and Planning Law Report, 19(5):33-39 (1996).
Cosentino, Victor J.
[Comment] "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: An Analysis of the Solutions," California Western Law Review, 27: 399ff. (1991).
Costantini, Edmond; and Mary Paul Nash
"SLAPP/SLAPPback: The Misuse of Libel Law for Political Purposes and a Countersuit Response," The Journal of Law & Politics, 7(3):417-479 (1991).
Del Duca, Joseph A.; and Dennis J. Crawford
"Residents SLAPP Back," Municipal Law Review, 1999.
Edge, Marc
"SLAPPed Down." Canadian Bar Association National, June-July 2000.
Ericson-Siegel, Laura J.
"Silencing SLAPPs: An Examination of Proposed Legislative Remedies and A 'Solution' for Florida," Florida State University Law Review, 20(2):487 (1992).
Gary, Aaron
"First Amendment Petition Clause Immunity From Tort Suits: In Search of a Consistent Doctrinal Framework." Idaho Law Review, 33:67ff (1996).
Glover, Alice, and Marcus Jimison
"SLAPP suits: A First Amendment issue and beyond." North Carolina Central Law Journal, 21(1):122-143 (spring 1995).
Goetz, Stacy
"SLAPP suits: a problem for public interest advocates and Connecticut courts." Bridgeport Law Review, 12:1005-1034 (summer 1992).
Harper, James W.
"Attorneys As State Actors: A State Action Model And Argument For Holding SLAPP-Plaintiffs' Attorneys Liable Under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983." Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 2: 405 (1994)
Huling, Geoffrey Paul
"Tired of being slapped around: states take action against lawsuits designed to intimidate and harass." Rutgers Law Journal, 25(2):401-432 (winter 1994).
Kent, Daniel A., and Douglas M. Isenberg
"Georgia's New Anti-SLAPP Statute: Protecting the Right of Free Speech Against Meritless Claims." Georgia Bar Journal, June 1997.
Margulies, Martin B.
"Is it a SLAPP suit? Or, may Connecticut lawyers sue bar grievants for vexatious litigation?" Bridgeport Law Review, 12(4):993-1003 (summer 1992).
McBride, Edward W., Jr.
"The Empire State SLAPPs Back: New York's Legislative Response to SLAPP Suits," Vermont Law Review, 17(3):925 (1993)
McEvoy, Sharlene A.
"`The Big Chill': Business Use of the Tort of Defamation To Discourage the Exercise of First Amendment Rights," Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 17:503-532 (1990).
Merriam, Dwight H., and Jeffrey A. Benson
"Identifying and beating strategic lawsuit against public participation." Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, 3:17-36 (1993).
Mowrer, J. Reid
Casenote: "Protection of the Public Against Litigious Suits ("PPALS"): Using 1993 Federal Rule 11 to Turn SLAPPs Around," University of New Mexico School of Law Natural Resources Journal, 38:465-488 (1998) -- arguing that the use of sanctions similar to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 will reduce the problem of SLAPP suits.
Neigher, Alan
"SLAPP suits in Connecticut courts: libel, privacy and other torts." Bridgeport Law Review, 12(4):985-991 (summer 1992).
Potter, Lori
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation and Petition Clause Immunity," Environmental Law Reporter, 31:10852-56 (2001).
Pring, George
"SLAPPs: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation," Pace University Environmental Law Review, 7(1):3-22 (1989).
---- and Penelope Canan
"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" ("SLAPPs"): An Introduction for Bench, Bar, and Bystanders," University of Bridgeport Law Review, 12(4):937-962 (summer 1992).
"`SLAPPS': `Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation' in Government--Diagnosis and Treatment of the Newest Civil Rights Abuse," in Barbara Wolvovitz (ed.) Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Vol. 9. NY: Clark, Boardman, 1993.
---- and Penelope Canan, Vicky Thomas-McGuirk
"SLAPPs: A New Crisis and Opportunity for the Government Attorney, Part I" National Environmental Enforcement Journal, 9(3):3-9 (1994)
Reed, Scott W.
"Can I Be Sued?: The Retaliatory Lawsuit," Idaho Law Review, 26(2):249-273 (1989-1990).
Rubin, _____
"Are SLAPP Suits Unethical?" Environmental Law Section Journal, New York State Bar Association, 12:29ff (1992).
Schrapper, _____
"'Libelous' Petitions for Redress of Grievances -- Bad Historiography Makes Worse Law," Iowa Law Review, 74:303ff (1989).
Sills, Jennifer E.
"SLAPPS (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation): How Can the Legal System Eliminate Their Appeal?," Connecticut Law Review, 25(2):547 (1993).
Stein, Michael
"SLAPP Suits: A Slap at the First Amendment," Pace University Environmental Law Review, 7:45 (1989).
Tollefson, Chris
"Strategic lawsuits against public participation: developing a Canadian response." Canadian Bar Review, 73(2):200-233 (June 1994).
Waldman, Thomas A.
"SLAPP Suits: Weaknesses in First Amendment Law and in the Courts' Responses to Frivolous Litigation," UCLA Law Review, 39:979 (1993) -- rejecting the use of procedural remedies to reduce SLAPP suits.
Wickersham, James
"Anti-Slapp Statutes," Zoning and Planning Law Report, 20(1):1-6 (Jan. 1997).
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