A government contract consultant claims allegations of false statements by a government contractor to a federal agency about the company’s failure to pay their workers were covered up by Anti-Slapp law.
It is also why that consultant, Terrance Walker, claims he took his challenge to the Supreme Court on December 2, 2021, filing a Petition for a writ of Certiorari (Case 21-832 see court docket)
Walker is challenging state Anti-Slapp law and its use in federal court. SLAPP refers to “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.” It refers to a lawsuit brought in an effort to intimidate a person or business like a news outlet from reporting on corporate misconduct or government malfeasance. In order to protect said persons and organizations, states like California began enacting Anti-SLAPP laws in the 1990’s. Nevada has similar language to California’s law. See Shapiro v. Welt, 389 P.3d 262, 268 (Nev. 2017)
“Based on its legislative history, the original intent of the anti-SLAPP motion was to encourage public participation. The anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss was designed to allow people to speak out against wrongdoings without being afraid that the defendant would engage in expensive legal maneuvers and machinations, solely for the purpose of wearing down (and possibly bankrupting) the plaintiff.” Nina Golden, SLAPP Down: The Use (and Abuse) of Anti-SLAPP Motions to Strike, 12 Rutgers J. L. & Pub. Pol’y 426, 427 (2015)Walker claims the application of Anti-SLAPP...
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