Upper Pottsgrove settles SLAPP lawsuit

Dated: March 31 2026

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Upper Pottsgrove Township settled a counter-lawsuit with activist Matt Murray, agreeing to pay him $31,500 in legal fees after the township's own suit against him — which Murray argued was a SLAPP suit intended to silence his advocacy — was deemed meritless. Murray had filed over 100 Right-to-Know requests as part of his successful effort to block the township from building a municipal complex on the Smola Farm, preserved open space that the previous board had sought to develop. The township, which spent more than $21,000 pursuing its case against Murray, ultimately lost and faced his counter-suit under Pennsylvania's anti-SLAPP law. The settlement, paid by the township's insurance company, also requires that the next township manager undergo Right-to-Know training. 
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 3/4/2026

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