Laura Prather, partner with Haynes and Boone in Austin, TX. Courtesy photo U.S. Free Speech Lawyer to Study How Meritless Lawsuits Affect Human Rights in EU
Laura Prather, head of the media law practice group at Haynes and Boone, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to do research she hopes will increase global awareness of the problem with SLAPP suits, and encourage cross-border cooperation and meaningful changes in the law.
June 13, 2022 at 02:02 PM
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U.S. Laura Prather, a First Amendment lawyer and one of the first winners of ALM's Tony Mauro Media Lawyer Award, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to spend this fall in Paris researching how meritless lawsuits have affected human rights in the European Union, and to advocate for improvements.
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