How I Learned Courts are Off-Limits to the 99 Percent

http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/18/how-i-learned-courts-are-off-limits-to-the-99-percent/
Date Written:  2017-07-18
Publisher:  Counterpunch
Year Published:  2017
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX21063

Rall discusses the expenses of the American justice system that benefit large corporations and the wealthy.

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"States like California passed anti-SLAPP laws to defend individuals with modest incomes (like me) against deep-pocked plaintiffs (like the Times) that file frivolous lawsuits to intimidate and harass their critics. After an anti-SLAPP motion is filed, the case freezes until a judge decides whether the case is meritorious. If the judge says it's frivolous, it's dismissed and the poor individual defendant gets his or her attorney's fees paid by the deep-pocked corporation plaintiff."