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SLAPP Suits: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver explains SLAPP suits, lawsuits designed to silence critics through legal costs, after his show's legal fight with coal executive Bob Murray. It covers how such suits work and why state anti-SLAPP laws matter.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it whenever legal threats against critics or open-source authors come up, often as the best accessible primer on SLAPP suits.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “In my opinion, it's the best one they've ever done with an absolutely magnificent ending”

    Best Oliver episode on SLAPP suits with a great ending

    input_sh, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd”

  2. “John Oliver's Last Week Tonight episodes on Murray are great watches.”

    Last Week Tonight coverage of Murray

    notpiika, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Bob Murray, Who Fought Regulations as a Coal Operator, Files for Lung Benefits”

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Topics: slapp, free speech, john oliver, defamation, legal threats

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