I'm not quite sure about that framing. Every jurisdiction reserves the right to sanction attorneys for frivolous cases. The framing I'd prefer is that there ar

I'm not quite sure about that framing. Every jurisdiction reserves the right to sanction attorneys for frivolous cases. The framing I'd prefer is that there are meritless cases that don't quite rise to the level of frivolous; the legal terminology here is "a good faith extension of existing law." I think the legal system properly doesn't penalize such cases. If a case isn't sanctionable, we need to accept the consequences as a trade-off for allowing everyone access to the courts. That being said, I support stronger anti-slapp laws - and I say this as someone who's faced a meritless and possibly frivolous anti-SLAPP motion myself (discussed in other recent HN threads). Personally, the anti-slapp laws have only hurt me, and I still support their expansion.