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  <title>Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) with Evan Mascagni</title>
  <description>This episode features Julio Sharp-Wasserman, Former STLR Notes Editor, talking with Evan Mascagni about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs. A SLAPP is a non-meritorious lawsuit brought to retaliate against a defendant’s constitutionally-protected speech, or to silence a defendant from criticizing the plaintiff, even when such criticism is completely legal. &amp;amp;nbsp; Evan Mascagni is the Policy Director of the Public Participation Project, which is working to get congress to pass a federal Anti-SLAPP statute.&amp;amp;nbsp; Evan is a former attorney turned documentary filmmaker and First Amendment policy advocate.&amp;amp;nbsp; Prior to moving to New York City and starting a film production company, Player Piano, he was an attorney with the California Anti-SLAPP Project, a public interest law firm and policy organization dedicated to fighting SLAPPs in California.&amp;amp;nbsp; We’d love your help in making this podcast better. If you like what we’re doing, please subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d also love to hear from you. Please send us an email at STLRpodcast@gmail.com. &amp;amp;nbsp; Links Discussed in the Show  https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190319/10212841825/rep-devin-nunes-sues-internet-cow-saying-mean-things-about-him-online.shtml https://anti-slapp.org/ https://www.protecttheprotest.org/ &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Nothing in this podcast should be considered legal advice. If you think you need legal assistance, consult a lawyer, not a podcast. Opening and Closing Themes by Jonathan Coulton (&amp;quot;The Future Soon&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Ikea&amp;quot;) </description>
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