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Senate committee advances anti‑SLAPP bill to protect Idaho speakers from meritless lawsuits
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1,001 — a Uniform Law Commission anti‑SLAPP measure — to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after testimony from legal experts, speech advocates and local residents about expedited court review to prevent lawsuits used to chill public participation.
The Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1,001 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation after a public hearing that included legal experts, advocacy groups and private citizens.
Senator Brian Lenny, R‑Nampa, told the committee SB1001 would create an “efficient mechanism for the quick resolution of SLAPP lawsuits,” saying the bill gives judges an early tool to dismiss sham suits aimed at silencing public participation. He said Idaho is one of only a small number of states without such protections and framed the bill as a free‑speech safeguard.
The bill implements the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) drafted by the Uniform Law Commission. Caitlin Wolf,…
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