N.J. Gov. Murphy Signs Bipartisan Bill Protecting Against Lawsuits Designed to Suppress Free Speech
September 08, 2023
September 08, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023:
Governor Phil Murphy today signed the 'Uniform Public Expression Protection Act' to protect people from meritless lawsuits intended to intimidate them for exercising their free speech rights. Powerful entities and individuals often use lawsuits and litigation threats to punish and silence those who might speak unfavorably about them. The bipartisan legislation will ena . . .
Governor Phil Murphy today signed the 'Uniform Public Expression Protection Act' to protect people from meritless lawsuits intended to intimidate them for exercising their free speech rights. Powerful entities and individuals often use lawsuits and litigation threats to punish and silence those who might speak unfavorably about them. The bipartisan legislation will ena . . .