Original sentence: In April 2014, the Washington State Court of Appeals upheld a 2012 ruling, affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op for their 2011 decision to boycott Israeli products, mandating the plaintiffs pay $160,000 in statutory damages as well as other legal fees.In a press release, the Center for Constitutional Rights quoted one of the defendants and a Co-op staff member: "We are thrilled to hear that ... our right to freedom of speech has been upheld [..] Boycotts are a longstanding form of non-violent political expression; using the Court system to attempt to silence our right of expression clearly qualifies as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
Edited sentence: In April 2014, the Washington State Court of Appeals upheld a 2012 ruling, affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op, a member-based, not-for-profit, natural foods grocery store with two locations in Olympia, WA,  for their 2011 decision to boycott Israeli products, mandating the plaintiffs pay $160,000 in statutory damages ($10,000 for each of the 16 defendants who are also co-op board members) as well as other legal fees.In a press release, the Center for Constitutional Rights quotes one of the defendants and a Co-op staff member: "We are thrilled to hear that, as 16 individual co-defendants, our right to freedom of speech has been upheld [..] Boycotts are a longstanding form of non-violent political expression; using the Court system to attempt to silence our right of expression clearly qualifies as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation"