CA Supreme Court | 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 CA Supreme Court | California Anti-SLAPP Project https://www.casp.net 32 32 39824003 Supreme Court Limits Right to File Certain Anti-SLAPP Motions https://www.casp.net/supreme-court-limits-right-to-file-certain-anti-slapp-motions/ Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:59:39 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=5070 On March 22, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, S239777, which limits the right to file certain anti-SLAPP motions.

Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, subdivision (f) … Read the rest

The post Supreme Court Limits Right to File Certain Anti-SLAPP Motions first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 5070 California Supreme Court Reins in Abuse of Anti-SLAPP Law https://www.casp.net/california-supreme-court-reins-in-abuse-of-anti-slapp-law/ Fri, 05 May 2017 20:57:44 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=5064 On May 4, 2017, the California Supreme Court issued an important opinion that reins in abuse of the anti-SLAPP law by government entities.  In Park v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, the Court ruled unanimously that … Read the rest

The post California Supreme Court Reins in Abuse of Anti-SLAPP Law first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> 5064 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 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

The post 2022 Marks 30 Years of Protections Against SLAPPs first appeared on California Anti-SLAPP Project.]]> https://www.casp.net/2012-marks-20-years-of-protections-against-slapps/feed/ 1 3832 Supreme Court Denies Review on Decision Dismissing Suit Against California GOP https://www.casp.net/supreme-court-denies-review-on-decision-dismissing-suit-against-california-gop/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:53:24 +0000 http://www.casp.net/?p=2588 Last week, the California Supreme Court denied review of a decision upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former Republican Party volunteer and state party chairman candidate David Douglas Fennell, against the California Republican Party and various prominent members … Read the rest

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