Illinois lawmakers consider bill they say enhances speech, press freedoms – Center Square

“Courts have interpreted the Citizen Participation Act to only protect against a narrow category of lawsuits that are solely based on the defendant’s protected acts. The Illinois Supreme Court has also ruled that the act’s protections do not extend whatsoever to the press, which I believe is the first time in our country’s history that a high court has held that the press has fewer free speech rights than an ordinary citizen,” state Rep. Daniel Didech said.