Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit any constitutional, statutory or common law protections of defendants to actions involving public petition and participation. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (Reserved) APPENDIX TO TITLE 27 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ------- Supplementary Provisions of Amendatory Statutes ------- 2000, DECEMBER 20, P.L.980, NO.138 Preamble The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) It is contrary to the public interest to allow lawsuits, known as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), to be brought primarily to chill the valid exercise by citizens of their constitutional right to freedom of speech and to petition the government for the redress of grievances. (2) It is in the public interest to empower citizens to bring a swift end to retaliatory lawsuits seeking to undermine their participation in the establishment of State and local environmental policy and in the implementation and enforcement of environmental law and regulations. 2002, JUNE 29, P.L.596, NO.90
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