The anti-SLAPP statute protects defendants not only in directly
petitioning governmental bodies, but also in making “any statement
reasonably likely to enlist public participation” in that petitioning
effort effort. According to the SJC, the activists’ blog post was “part
of [their] ongoing efforts to influence governmental bodies by
increasing the amount and tenor of coverage around the environmental
consequences of the spill, and closes with an implicit call for its
readers to take action.”
Today’s decision represents a very welcome victory for freedom of speech.
https://petervickery.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/free-speech-victory-for-enviro-bloggers/