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Rachel Meeropol on SLAPPs

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Rachel Meeropol on SLAPPs

Corporations like Energy Transfer Partners and Resolute Forest Products are filing multi-million dollar lawsuits to silence those who oppose their social and environmental wrongdoings. This tactic is known as SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, and represents a last ditch effort by corporate bullies.

Companies like Energy Transfer Partners and Resolute Forest Products are submitting millions of dollars to silence those who resist their social and environmental misconduct. This tactic is called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) and is a last attempt by corporate bullies.

Rachel Meeropol, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, explains why corporate attacks strengthen our determination to protect communities and the planet as a united movement.

Further information: http://www.greenpeace.org/defendingprotest

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