The Northern California Record reports:

"A San Mateo County Superior Court ruled in favor of social media giant Facebook in an appeal brought against the company's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP) motion as well as to strike the original complaint and award the company its attorney’s fees for the appeal."

The ACLU filed an amicus brief supporting John Oliver, whose TV segment comparing coal executive Robert Murray to Dr. Evil led to a defamation suit from Murray and his companies. LawNewz calls it the "Snarkiest Legal Brief Ever." Read more here.

A new article from Peter Hayes at Bloomberg's Toxic Laws Reporter examines the rise of SLAPPs against environmental organizations and activists.