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The courtroom cited state anti-SLAPP law in rejecting Wynn’s declare that he was defamed in the February 2018 AP article, which cited police paperwork. SLAPP, or strategic lawsuits against public participation, refers to court filings made to intimidate or silence critics. Henry Phillip Muntzer of Dillon was arrested based mostly on social media posts and movies taken contained in the Capitol, in accordance with courtroom records. The trial was initially slated for early March, though Chutkan officially postponed the case earlier this month. Smith had initially asked the Supreme Court to intervene ahead of the appeals courtroom, which the justices…