Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, issued a published decision denying Tri-City Healthcare District’s (“the District”) anti-SLAPP motion. While the District claimed that their alleged misconduct arose from hospital peer review proceedings that were protected speech under … Read the rest
The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, in San Diego, issued a new published decision today embracing a broad interpretation of the public interest requirement of California’s anti-SLAPP statute, as well as a strong protections for non-actionable opinions.… Read the rest
Beginning today, the California Anti-SLAPP Project will highlight some of the top stories on the web discussing California’s anti-SLAPP law. CASP’s SLAPP Blog will not only be a resource for lawyers and the general public to read in depth analyses … Read the rest
Mark Goldowitz, Founder and Director of the California Anti-SLAPP Project, was recently interviewed and quoted in a Feature article by Emily Miller at Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press discussing SLAPPs and the need for federal anti-SLAPP legislation. … Read the rest
Ken Paulson, President of the The First Amendment Center, recently wrote a piece titled “Online anonymity no sure thing in libel cases,” where he discussed a “number of cases in recent months in which judges have upheld subpoenas that give … Read the rest
Written by Ryan Metheny and Mark Goldowitz
On the heels of Ryan’s post regarding arguably the worst decision under the California Anti-SLAPP law, we thought it appropriate to praise a great recent decision that properly applied the law, entitled … Read the rest
In any body of case law as large as that applying California’s anti-SLAPP statute (approximately 400 published opinions so far and counting), you will find some outliers and oddities. One case, however, stands out above all the rest. That decision, … Read the rest
If you have been following the post-retirement travails of Lance Armstrong, former professional cyclist, cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion, you know that he has found himself in some serious trouble lately. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has gathered … Read the rest
Lawyers are frequently subject to malicious prosecution suits and other claims arising from their work on behalf of clients, some meritorious, some not. One of the benefits of the California anti-SLAPP law (and similar laws in other states) is that … Read the rest
As I have noted here before, before filing a lawsuit, a SLAPP filer will frequently first send you a threat letter. This letter will state that if you do not stop exercising your First Amendment free speech and/or petition … Read the rest