Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
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
The Second Circuit has now joined the First, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits in holding that state anti-SLAPP laws confer substantive laws under the Erie doctrine, and are therefore applicable in federal court.
In Liberty Synergistics Inc. v. Microflo Ltd., … Read the rest
Last week, a federal district judge in the Central District of California held that actions aimed at unionizing employees was protected activity under California’s anti-SLAPP statute. In Magic Laundry Services, Inc. v. Workers United Service Employees International Union, 2013 U.S. … Read the rest
Putlizer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Lewis passed away last week at the age of 85. Lewis famously published Make No Law in 1991 about the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan and how it revolutionized American libel law. While … Read the rest
CASP has blogged and questioned whether Gerbosi v. Gaims, (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 435, was the worst decision ever decided under the California anti-SLAPP law, as it held that the mere allegation that defendant’s conduct was criminal means that the … Read the rest
Last week, Donald Trump filed a breach of contract lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher in Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit stems from a joke that Maher on an appearance on Jay Leno poking fun at Trump’s birther claims about … Read the rest
The Public Participation Project (PPP) is the only organization in the United States whose main mission is to strengthen the First Amendment rights of all Americans through federal anti-SLAPP legislation. PPP recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to … Read the rest
Today, the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, issued an Order Certifying Opinion for Publication in Aber v. Comstock.
Aber v. Comstock involved a claim of sexual assault brought by an employee (Aber) against her employer and two its … Read the rest
In a new published opinion, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, held that the submission of insurance claims may constitute protected prelitigation conduct under the anti-SLAPP law.
The People ex rel.Fire Insurance Exchange v. Anapol involved a fire … 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