California Anti-SLAPP Project


Bibliography on SLAPPs

Newspapers and Magazines (1988 - 1990)


1988

"A Chilling Flurry of Lawsuits," U.S. News & World Report, May 13, 1988: 64-65 (by Ted Guest).

"Developers Use the Law to Stifle Opposition," Newsday, May 29, 1988 (by Bob Wiemer).

"Huge Award Sends 'Very Clear Signal,'" Fresno Bee, July 24, 1988.

"Defamation Suits `Chill' Activists," National Law Journal, July 25, 1988, p. 3 (by Bryan Holzberg).

"The High Cost of Speaking Out," California Magazine, November 1988: 88 ff (by Eve Pell).

1989

"Libertarians Fear Trend of Government Suing Citizens," Times Union, Albany, New York, April 17, 1989: B-7 (by John Caher).

"Suing Citizens," Editorial, Sunday Times Union, Albany, New York, April 23, 1989: H4.

"Activist SLAPPs Back at Developer Who Had Sued Him," San Jose Mercury News, May 4, 1989: B-1.

"SLAPP Shot Aimed at Firm That Filed Suit: Developer Tried to Intimidate, Activist Says," San Jose Mercury News, May 4, 1989, B1 (by Rebecca Salner).

"Protesters Fear More Racketeering Lawsuits," Pittsburgh Press, May 7, 1989 (by Ann Rodgers-Melnick and Janet Williams).

"The SLAPPS of Silence," Sun, May 25, 1989 (by Eve Pell).

"Mountain Lions Escape SLAPPS," Sun, May 25, 1989 (by Eve Pell).

"A SLAPP in the Face," Forbes, May 29, 1989: 106 (by Jason Zweig).

"Countersuits, Delay, Intimidation Caused by Public Interest Suits," National Law Journal, June 19, 1989, pp. 26-27 (by David Sive).

"County Tells Knox Firm to Stop Dumping of Wastes into Quarry," Knoxville News-Sentinel, July 31, 1989 (by Rebecca Ferrar).

"The SLAPPs Are Back," California Magazine, September 1989: 18-19 (by Eve Pell).

"Stand Up and Be Sued," Sierra Magazine, November/December 1989: 28-29 (by Jim Stiak).

"In New York, It's County Vs. County Residents," Rocky Mountain News, November 24, 1989: 84.

"A New Chill Hits Free Speech," Boston Globe, November 12, 1989 (by Eugene L. Roberts, Jr.).

Citizens Sue Counties; Counties Sue Citizens," Ashland Times - Gazette, November 25, 1989, A 12 (by Elizabeth Edwardsen).

"Environmentalists Becoming Targets for Legal Action," Great Falls Tribune, November 26, 1989.

"Using the Threat of Civil Suits to Stifle Public Debate, Free Speech," The Buffalo News, December 7, 1989, C3 (by Dr. Michael Zimmerman).

"Lawyers' Latest Wrinkle, 'SLAPP Suits' Against Activists: Potent Strategy? Attack on Freedom of Speech? Or a Way to Erode Court of Public Opinion on Which PR Field Rests?" PR Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 50: 1-3, December 18, 1989 (by Regina LaPierre).

"A New Way to Intimidate Activists: Corporations SLAPP Them With a Lawsuit," Utne Reader, November/December, 1989 (by Eve Pell).

1990

"Developers Take Opponents to Court," Middletown Times Herald Record, January 8, 1990, 3B (by Susanne Aberbach).

"Lawsuit Called Bid to Muzzle Homeowners," Buffalo News, January 21, 1990, B1 (by Charles Anzalone).

"Shattered Lives: Fight for Strays Costs Dearly," Detroit News, January 22, 1990, 1A (by Dennis Pfaff).

"When the Opposition Harasses," Audubon Leader, January/February (by Scott Reed).

"SLAPPed Silly," California Lawyer, February, 1990, p. 24 (by Eve Pell).

"Intimidation Lawsuits Chill Public Activism," Rocky Mountain News, February 4, 1990, p. 6 (by Julia Rubin).

"Activists Face SLAPPs in Fights with Polluters," Durango Herald, February 4, 1990 (by Julia Rubin).

"Intimidation Lawsuits Creep Up on Critics," Wall Street Journal, February 21, 1990, B1 (by Amy Doekser Marcus).

"Developers Taking Aim at Citizen Groups," Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 26, 1990 (by Julia Rubin).

"One Local Group Was Hit With a $121-Million Lawsuit," Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 26, 1990 (by Mark Bergstrom).

"One Legal Trend We Don't Need Here," Scottsdale Progress, March 1, 1990 (Editorial OPINION).

"Expert: Snellville Suits Fit SLAPP Model," Gwinnett Daily News (GA), March 4, 1990, (By Gretchen Schulz).

"SLAPP-Happy," Student Lawyer, March 1990, Pp. 18-23 (by Stacey Colino).

"Petitions Turned to Waste," Times Front Page, March 5, 1990 (by Rebecca Chambers).

"SLAPPing the Opposition," Newsweek, P. 22, March 5, 1990 (by Bill Turque with Lynda Wright and Stephen Pomper).

"The Use of Lawsuits to Discourage Citizen Action Should Be Examined," Editorial, March 7, 1990, Gwinnett Daily News (GA).

"Countersuits Chill Dissent, Some Believe," Atlanta Journal and Constitution, P. B-9, March 10, 1990 (by Ken Foskett).

"Burned Signatures Gathered Again," Times Front Page, March 14, 1990 (by Rebecca Chambers).

"Restauranteurs Sue 2 Over Remarks," Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA), March 18, 1990.

"Is It Libel?" Coast Weekly (Monterey, CA), P. 5, March 22, 1990 (by Steve Turner).

"Slapping Citizen Activists," Common Cause Magazine, March/April 1990 (by Eve Pell).

"Taking SLAPPs at the First Amendment," In These Times, Vol. 14, No. 18, March 28-April 3, 1990 (by Stacey Colino).

"Picketing Homeowners Get Slapped with Suit By Builder," Chicago Tribune, April 4, 1990 (by Hugh Delios).

"SLAPP Lawsuits," The Mirror (Minnesota Correctional Institution, Stillwater, Minnesota) April 4, 1990 (by Tim Smith).

"Activism Gets a SLAPP in the Face," Detroit Free Press, April 16, 1990 (by Lewis Beale).

"Lawsuits Putting Price on Free Speech," Orange County Register. April 23, 1990 (by Susan Kelleher).

"Test for Professor: Builder Takes Consultant to Court." New York Times, April 24, 1990 (by Michael Winerip).

"Getting SLAPPed," Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1990 (by Ron Galperin).

"Smothering Free Speech with the Threat of Suits", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 1990 (by Peter Finn).

"SLAPPing Down Speaking Out," OFF CENTER (Kaua'i, Hawaii), Vol. 4, No. 3, May, 1990.

"Counsel Wants Group to Gain Benefit From Client's Victory," Recorder, June 15, 1990 (by Mark Cursi).

"One Hand SLAPPing," INHOUSE (Newsletter of the Center for Investigative Reporting), Vol. x, No. 1, Spring 1990: 1-2 (by David Weir).

"The High Price of Speaking Out", New Age Journal, July/August 1990: 14 (by David Ruben).

"Timber Company Sues Oregon Council, Loses" In Brief, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund's Quarterly Newsletter on Environmental Law, Spring, 1990: 6.

"Business SLAPPs Back at Citizens Who Speak Out: CCLU Fears 'Intimidation' Suits," Connecticut Law Tribune, July 2, 1990, Vol. 16, No. 26, 1ff (by Carole Bass and Joseph Calve).

"SLAPP in FACE", Los Angeles Times, July 5, 1990 (by Kenneth J. Garcia).

"Residents Slap Back Over SLAPP Suits", Hartford County Sun, July 8, 1990 (by David Y. Herzog).

"Putting a Price on Free Speech: SLAPP Suits Against Those Who Speak Up Can Stifle Public Debate," Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania), July 11, 1990 (by Jodi Duckett).

"Suit Called Attack on Free Speech," Journal Inquirer, July 12, 1990, (by Edmund Mander).

"Panel Rejects Demolition Landfill Bid; Appeal Planned," Knoxville News-Sentinel, July 13, 1990 (by Jacquelyn B. McClary).

"Lawsuits Target People Who Speak Out," Hartford Courant, July 15, 1990, (by Shelly Emling).

"Letter Writers, Beware", Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, July 16, 1990 (Editorial).

"Developer Sues Condo Foes: Says Pair Interfered with Business; They Defend Their Right to Speak Out," Long Beach Press-Telegram August 30, 1990, B1 (by Don Currie).

"Developer Drops Lawsuit Against Condo Project Foes," Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 18, 1990, A1 (by Don Currie).

"County Commission Asks Planners to Examine Proposed Knox Landfill," Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 18, 1990 (by Rebecca Ferrar).

"Intimidation," San Francisco Chronicle, September 24, 1990 (Editorial).

"Governor Vetoes Measure to Guard Critics from Suits," West County Times, September 28, 1990 (by Dan Reed).

"Deukmejian Vetoes Limits on SLAPP Suits," ________, from wire reports, September 27, 1990.

"Current Problem...Professor Slapped for Housing Discrimination Survey," Useful Sociologist, Vol. II, Fall 1990, pp.6-7 (by Penelope Canan).

"Bill Aimed at Curbing Retaliatory Suits," New York Law Journal, October 3, 1990 (by Gary Spencer).

"Gibson Dunn and Partner Found Liable in Lawsuit," Daily Journal, October 11, 1990 (by Katrina M. Dewey).

"Lawsuit Strategy SLAPPs Activists in the Mouth," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 11, 1990 (by Ron Hutcheson).

"SLAPP Suits: Litigation Threatens Basic Freedoms," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November, 1990 (editorial).

"Suits Hope to Silence Activists," Santa Cruz Sentinel, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, November 11, 1990 (by the New York Times).

"Free Speech Costs Bundles in Court," Beacon Journal, November 11, 1990 (by Ron Hutcheson).

"Businesses Slapping Community Activists with Muzzling Suits," Austin American-Statesman, November 12, 1990 (by Associated Press).

"Troubled Condo Project Wins Unanimous Approval," November 14, 1990, Los Angeles Times.

"Are There Limits to Free Speech?" Parade Magazine (St. Petersburg Times), November 18, 1990, pp. 4-6 (by James A. Michener).

"Counterattack on Opposition: Suits Aim at Stifling Activists," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 23, 1990 (by Ron Hutcheson).

"SLAPP, SLAPP-back," Editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 24, 1990.

"SLAPPed Unhappy: Activists Facing Threat of Big Firms' Suits," __________, Tempe, Arizona, November 25, 1990.

"Activists Get SLAPPed Around: Companies in Florida Turn to Something Called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation," Miami Review, December 6, 1990 (by Lisa Gibbs).

"The Sierra Club SLAPPs Back: Group Counter-Sues Developer, Charging Malicious Prosecution," San Francisco Daily Journal, December 10, 1990 (by Dolores Ziegler).

"Activists Pay Price for Speaking Out," USA Today, December 18, 1990 (by Sam Atwood).

"These Suits Are Aimed at Quieting Critics: Getting SLAPPed Around," Legal Times, December 24, 1990 (by Lisa Gibbs).

"Using the Courts to Quiet Critics: Activists Get SLAPPed Around in New Breed of Cases," New Jersey Law Journal, December 27, 1990 (by Walter Lucas).

"The Voices That Still Us," American Voice, No. 21, Winter 1990, Special Issue on "Silencing" (by Richard Hill).


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