Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
UPDATE: On August 13, 2014, the California Supreme Court unanimously voted to grant a petition for review in this case, to address the following issue: “Did votes by city officials to approve a contract constitute conduct protected under Code of … Read the rest
On Friday Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Hurwitz issued an opinion in Obsidian Finance Group, LLC. v. Cox. His opening line was as follows:
“This case requires us to address a question of first impression: What First … Read the rest
by Evan Mascagni and Mark Goldowitz
The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 2, issued a published opinion last week in Mission Springs Water District v. Verjil reversing its earlier rule denying the applicability of the anti-SLAPP law to … Read the rest
In Dwight R. v. Christy B., the Court of Appeal recently addressed the application of California’s anti-SLAPP law to allegedly illegal acts. Some confusion on this issue arises from the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Flatley v. … Read the rest
In Young v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District recently reversed a trial court’s decision and granted CBS Broadcasting Inc.’s anti-SLAPP motion.
“A Life Hijacked,” originally aired in 2008, reported on 86-year-old Mary … Read the rest
Since 1991, the California Anti-SLAPP Project has organized broad support for California’s anti-SLAPP law, leading to its enactment in 1992 and subsequent amendments strengthening the law. Despite opposition along the way, CASP has helped California’s anti-SLAPP law become one of … 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
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