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Subcommittee advances H.3305, 'Public Expression Protection Act,' with interlocutory-appeal amendment
Summary
The Constitutional Law Subcommittee voted to give H.3305 a favorable report after adding an amendment to allow interlocutory appeals from orders denying motions to dismiss in suits tied to public expression.
The Constitutional Law Subcommittee gave a favorable report to H.3305, the “SC Public Expression Protection Act,” after adopting an amendment to allow interlocutory appeals from orders denying motions to dismiss.
Representative Weston Newton, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure is a “retread” of legislation the House passed last year and described it as an “early exit ramp in litigation” intended to protect people who speak in…
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