Silencing Greenpeace. Can the EU Prevent the Chilling Effect on Democracy From Crossing the Atlantic?

A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests. In their latest article for Verfassungsblog, Professors Christina Eckes and Phillip Paiement argue that the Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU’s Anti-SLAPP Directive.

”Now, we will see if the Anti-SLAPP Directive is robust enough to protect European civil society actors from abusive lawsuits.’’