Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol want a new law aimed at what they’re calling a frivolous lawsuit against a news outlet in Wausau.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard yesterday said there needs to be a state law that protects small news outlets from lawsuits aimed at closing them down through legal pressure. The law is tied to the back-and-forth between the Wausau Pilot & Review and state Senator Cory Tomczyk and the Review’s story that said Tomczyk used a gay slur during a meeting last year. Tomczyk isn’t commenting on the proposed law, or his legal fight against the Pilot & Review.
