Updates | California Anti-SLAPP Project https://www.casp.net Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment Tue, 09 May 2023 23:45:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.casp.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-Screenshot_20230105_031843.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Updates | California Anti-SLAPP Project https://www.casp.net 32 32 39824003 Devin Nunes Won’t Stop Suing to Silence Critics https://www.casp.net/devin-nunes-wont-stop-suing-to-silence-critics/ https://www.casp.net/devin-nunes-wont-stop-suing-to-silence-critics/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 18:23:58 +0000 https://www.casp.net/?p=5822 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 … Read the rest

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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

The post MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR FEDERAL ANTI-SLAPP LAW first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 5029 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 https://www.casp.net/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/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:33:05 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=4486 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

The post 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 first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 4486 Pre-election challenges to ballot initiatives arise from protected activity https://www.casp.net/court-of-appeal-issues-published-opinion-addressing-pre-election-challenges-to-ballot-initiatives/ Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:49:09 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=4238 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 post Pre-election challenges to ballot initiatives arise from protected activity first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 4238 Five Amici Briefs Filed to Challenge Gerbosi and Support the Broad Construction of Anti-SLAPP Law https://www.casp.net/five-amici-briefs-filed-to-challenge-gerbosi-and-support-the-broad-construction-of-anti-slapp-law/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:40:12 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=4162 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

The post Five Amici Briefs Filed to Challenge Gerbosi and Support the Broad Construction of Anti-SLAPP Law first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 4162 Public Participation Project Needs Your Help https://www.casp.net/public-participation-project-needs-your-help/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:37:14 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=4108 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

The post Public Participation Project Needs Your Help first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 4108 2022 Marks 30 Years of Protections Against SLAPPs https://www.casp.net/2012-marks-20-years-of-protections-against-slapps/ https://www.casp.net/2012-marks-20-years-of-protections-against-slapps/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:04:35 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=3832 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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The post Another (Even More Outrageous, Unconstitutional) “Cyberbullying” Law first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 3258 CASP attorney quoted in Businessweek article on CalPERS lawsuit against S&P and Moody’s https://www.casp.net/casp-attorney-quoted-in-businessweek-article-on-calpers-lawsuit-against-sp-and-moodys/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:08:07 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=2615 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

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