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Did Donald Trump Just SLAPP Bill Maher?

February 11, 2013January 11, 2022 caspadmin

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

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Gerbosi v. Gaims: the Worst Decision Under the Anti-SLAPP Law?

August 23, 2012February 19, 2021 caspadmin

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

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Lance Armstrong v. USADA Lawsuit a SLAPP?

July 13, 2012February 19, 2021 caspadmin

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

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DMCA Take-Down Notices and the Need for Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation

April 25, 2012January 4, 2022 caspadmin

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a great story up on their DeepLinks blog about the latest abuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s take-down notice provisions. It seems that Rush Limbaugh has hopped on the bandwagon of public figures who … Read the rest

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Jay Leno SLAPPed?

January 26, 2012February 19, 2021 caspadmin

Last week, Jay Leno joked on his television show that the Golden Temple of Armritsar in India, a holy site to the Sikh religion, was the summer home of wealthy presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The joke caused a bit of … Read the rest

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Is A Public Figure’s Sex Life A Matter of Public Interest Under the Anti-SLAPP Statute?

December 9, 2011March 19, 2021 caspadmin

In light of the recent sex scandal involving Herman Cain, Adrianos Facchetti posted an article on the California Defamation Law Blog addressing whether or not a public figure’s sex life is a matter of public interest under the CA anti-SLAPP … Read the rest