May 2021

Washington Enacts Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

New Anti-SLAPP Law Replaces Former Statute Struck Down in 2015

By Bruce E.H. Johnson

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter May 2021

TOPICS : Anti-SLAPP

With the Governor's signature, Washington has become the first state to enact the Uniform Act adopted by the Uniform Law Commission in July 2020.

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