Republican ‘anti-SLAPP’ legislation, opposed by legislator who targeted local paper, fails

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,560

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A bill that aimed to prevent the use of expensive lawsuits to silence journalists and other members of the public was blocked by the state Senate due to opposition from Sen. Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee), who previously imperiled a local Wausau paper.

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — also known as SLAPP lawsuits — are a way of intimidating and quieting critics, including journalists and activists, by burdening them with the cost of expensive, …

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