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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

It's David and Goliath': how UK campaigners feel silenced by Slapps

Strategic litigation against public participation uses legal threats to harass and exhaust opponents, often preventing cases from reaching court.
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 months ago

When the GDPR is weaponized to shut journalists up, don't go silently into that dark night - DataBreaches.Net

In video comments, the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said, "Make no mistake, under President Trump's leadership and this administration, you have the right to worship freely and safely. And if I haven't been clear already, if you violate that sacred right, we are coming after you." So people have a First Amendment right to worship that DOJ will protect, but journalists suddenly have no First Amendment right to report on issues of public interest and concern? We disagree.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Pro-Israel lawyers investigated over alleged legal threats to suppress support for Palestine

An organisation of pro-Israel lawyers in the UK is under investigation after a complaint that it threatened people with legal action to suppress support for Palestine. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has been accused of sending eight letters to individuals and organisations between January 2022 and May 2025 that demonstrate a seeming pattern of vexatious and legally baseless correspondence aimed at silencing and intimidating Palestine solidarity efforts, according to the complainants.
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