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15 ديسمبر 2022

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EarthRights International

Report: The fossil fuel industry’s use of SLAPPs and judicial harassment in the United States

EarthRights International identified 152 cases in the past ten years where the fossil fuel industry has used strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) and other judicial harassment tactics in attempts to silence or punish its critics in the United States. The fossil fuel industry is not alone in its use of these tactics but stands out for the brazenness and scale of its attacks.

SLAPPs and other types of judicial harassment are an ever-present threat to many people in the United States who speak up on political and social issues. This affects people across the political spectrum. What is happening in the United States is part of a broader global trend of closing civic space, where those who exercise their fundamental rights to speak up about matters of public interest face retaliation in the form of judicial harassment and physical violence.

... To prevent the U.S. legal system from being used to stifle First Amendment rights, we recommend several steps that policymakers, civil society, and the private sector should take to end the use of judicial harassment tactics in the United States. In this policy brief, we have provided specific guidance on how to:

  • Promote broader public awareness of the threat.
  • Provide at-risk people and organizations with access to legal support.
  • Adopt anti-SLAPP laws for all federal and state courts.
  • Hold lawyers accountable for using abusive tactics.
  • End the practice of treating protesters like terrorists.

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USA: EarthRights International identifies 152 cases of SLAPPs & judicial harassment by the fossil fuel industry in the past decade; incl. co. responses

USA: Greenpeace International faces a SLAPP by the US-based fossil fuel company Energy Transfer

USA: Greenpeace ordered to pay USD660 million to Energy Transfer for its role in the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline

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