• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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    11 hours ago

    For civil suits, some states have something called anti-SLAP (?) laws, which try to do something similar by allowing the defendant to sue the plaintiff.

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      10 hours ago

      I still think just giving the jury some of that power on the spot would be better, now you’re doing yet another lawsuit, and the lawyer isn’t at risk if it’s the defendent suing the plaintiff and you still gotta have the Jury rule on that when they could have just ruled on it on the spot the first time.

      It’s nice to know there is some recourse though.