HR 7771
Citizen Participation Act of 2020
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The Citizen Participation Act of 2020 aims to protect First Amendment rights by preventing lawsuits, often called SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), that target individuals or organizations for exercising their rights to petition the government or engage in free speech. The bill provides immunity for acts of petitioning or free speech made without knowledge of falsity and establishes procedures for dismissing such lawsuits quickly, including expedited hearings and the ability to remove cases to federal court. It also offers protections for obtaining personal identifying information in legal proceedings and ensures that fees and costs associated with these lawsuits are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
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