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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

Evan Mascagni — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:33:05 +0000

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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Bloggers entitled to same free speech protections as traditional journalists

Evan Mascagni — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:25:38 +0000

On Friday Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Hurwitz issued an opinion in Obsidian Finance Group, LLC. v. Cox. His opening line was as follows:

“This case requires us to address a question of first impression: What First … Read the rest

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Pre-election challenges to ballot initiatives arise from protected activity

Evan Mascagni — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:49:09 +0000

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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Decision Highlights Split in Application of Anti-SLAPP Law

Nikki Moore — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:53:44 +0000

In Dwight R. v. Christy B., the Court of Appeal recently addressed the application of California’s anti-SLAPP law to allegedly illegal acts. Some confusion on this issue arises from the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Flatley v. … Read the rest

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Sued for Investigative Report, CBS Wins Anti-SLAPP Motion on Appeal

Nikki Moore — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:24:18 +0000

In Young v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District recently reversed a trial court’s decision and granted CBS Broadcasting Inc.’s anti-SLAPP motion.

“A Life Hijacked,” originally aired in 2008, reported on 86-year-old Mary … Read the rest

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2022 Marks 30 Years of Protections Against SLAPPs

Evan Mascagni — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:04:35 +0000

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

Evan Mascagni — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:09:23 +0000

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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A Great SLAPP Decision: Redmond v. Gawker Continues the Evolution of Online Defamation Law

Ryan Metheny — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:52:25 +0000

Written by Ryan Metheny and Mark Goldowitz

On the heels of Ryan’s post regarding arguably the worst decision under the California Anti-SLAPP law, we thought it appropriate to praise a great recent decision that properly applied the law, entitled … Read the rest

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

Ryan Metheny — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:18:11 +0000

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?

Ryan Metheny — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:23:31 +0000

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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