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  "path": "/briefs/missouri-senate-passes-bill-aimed-at-meritless-lawsuits-targeting-free-speech/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T10:50:09.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "Legislature",
    "anti-SLAPP",
    "Eric Weslander",
    "free speech",
    "media",
    "Mike Henderson",
    "Missouri Press Association",
    "Missouri Right to Life"
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  "textContent": "The Missouri Senate unanimously passed a bill last week aimed at curbing meritless lawsuits filed to chill speech through the threat of a long and expensive legal fight. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Mike Henderson of Desloge, would broaden Missouri’s limited protections against so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, and create […]",
  "title": "Missouri Senate passes bill aimed at meritless lawsuits targeting free speech"
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