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March 25, 1991

Activists At Risk Of Being Slapped

A new legal tactic is intimidating environmentalists—and stirring constitutional concerns

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Still, SLAPPs, as Attorney General Abrams said at the Pace colloquium, "demand special attention because they represent an attack on the First Amendment rights, which are the heart of our democracy. Citizen activism has been the very cornerstone of social justice in our society. In the environmental area, it is the cornerstone to our very survival on this planet."

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