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Senate raises defamation standard for statements by people who say they were sexual-assault victims
Summary
Senate Bill 180 would require plaintiffs who sue for defamation over a claim that someone was a victim of sexual assault to show the speaker acted with malice; the measure also inserts the standard into Oregon's anti-SLAPP procedures.
Senate Bill 180 A cleared the Oregon Senate on April 16 after the Judiciary Committee reported the measure unanimously to the floor. The bill raises the standard for defamation claims brought against people who communicate that they were victims of sexual assault.
Senator McLean, sponsor of the bill, described it as a response to testimony showing that defamation lawsuits chilled communications by sexual-assault survivors. Under the measure as explained on the floor, a plaintiff seeking damages for defamation against…
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