What I consider former State Rep. Jack Franks finest legislative achievement was featured in a Chicago Sun-Times article today.
My memory may be faulty, but I believe the impetus to the legislation was a Richmond developer’s suing citizens trying to stop the re-zoning of his property for the building of houses.
The Sun-Times describes the law as follows:
That state law is intended to empower courts to swiftly throw out any meritless, retaliatory lawsuit known as a “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation” — or SLAPP — which “chills and diminishes citizen participation in government” through the threat of expensive litigation, the 2007 l.egislation reads.
My attorney used that statute to defend me when the Northwest Herald sued me.
The case was settled when the judge asked for his second delay in rendering his decision.
