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Devin Nunes Won’t Stop Suing to Silence Critics

May 10, 2021January 11, 2022 mark

by Flynn Ezra Beckman

We thought we would check in on Devin Nunes and see how his nine (9!) defamation suits are going.

When last we wrote about Devin Nunes in September, he had filed numerous potential SLAPP suits

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MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR FEDERAL ANTI-SLAPP LAW

June 15, 2015March 19, 2021 mark

by: Mark Goldowitz

CASP Joins 33 Other Organizations in Letter Urging Congress to Enact SPEAK FREE Act.

“On May 13, 2015, bi-partisan co-sponsors in the House introduced the SPEAK FREE Act of 2015, a law designed to protect Americans from … Read the rest

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Court Rules that City Council Vote to Approve a Contract is Not Protected Activity When the Council Members Have a Financial Interest in That Contract

June 19, 2014January 11, 2022 Evan

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

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Pre-election challenges to ballot initiatives arise from protected activity

August 14, 2013February 18, 2021 Evan

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

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Five Amici Briefs Filed to Challenge Gerbosi and Support the Broad Construction of Anti-SLAPP Law

March 26, 2013February 18, 2021 Evan

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

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Public Participation Project Needs Your Help

January 30, 2013January 11, 2022 Evan

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

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2022 Marks 30 Years of Protections Against SLAPPs

November 6, 2012May 9, 2023 Evan

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

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Anti-SLAPP Laws on Trial

September 12, 2012January 11, 2022 Evan

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

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Another (Even More Outrageous, Unconstitutional) “Cyberbullying” Law

May 22, 2012February 19, 2021 Ryan Metheny

Following up on our post regarding the ridiculously overbroad first draft of Arizona’s new cyber harassment law, it seems the state legislature of New York has also hopped aboard the bandwagon of passing unconstitutional prior restraints on internet speech. … Read the rest

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CASP attorney quoted in Businessweek article on CalPERS lawsuit against S&P and Moody’s

January 12, 2012January 11, 2022 Evan

Paul Clifford, attorney at the California Anti-SLAPP Project, was quoted in a Businessweek article today discussing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s $1 billion lawsuit over Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service Inc. ratings of structured investment vehicles.

The … Read the rest