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ACLU of Rhode Island Challenges Landlord's SLAPP Suit Against Tenant Organizers
January 09, 2026
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news:

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ACLU of Rhode Island Challenges Landlord's SLAPP Suit Against Tenant Organizers

ACLU of RI files counterclaim alleging that landlord's lawsuit is a classic SLAPP suit aimed at chilling tenants' freedom of speech.

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In response to a defamation lawsuit filed by controversial landlord Jeffrey Butler a . . .

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