Iowa State Anti-SLAPP — Public Participation Project (original) (raw)

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Iowa does not have an anti-SLAPP law.

Iowa SLAPP Stories:

Why Iowa Needs an Anti-SLAPP Law

Why Iowa needs a new law to protect your right to free expression on matters of public concern.

Techdirt: Iowa Supreme Court Bars Newspaper From Publishing Info

A Des Moines, Iowa attorney brought a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and one of its reporters. TechDirt’s Mike Masnick says it “seems like a pure SLAPP lawsuit.”

Community Activist Sued for Speaking Out At City Council Meeting

A community activist was sued for defamation in response to remarks she made in front of the Des Moines City Council about a closely held corporation which buys, rents and sells properties in her neighborhood.