Lawrence M. Farnese Jr., a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate and sponsor of legislation (Senate Bill 95) that would strengthen PA’s anti-SLAPP law, called for support in moving the bill forward in a piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Read MoreRick Blum, Policy Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, writes about President Trump's recent legal threats against the author and publisher of "Fire and Fury" to illustrate the need for stronger legal protections for journalists' reporting and other protected speech.
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Read MoreLeClairRyan writes on the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Blog about a lawsuit involving two scientists, journal papers, and the National Academy of Sciences to highlight the need for a federal anti-SLAPP statute, "or why the DC anti-SLAPP statute needs to apply in a federal court diversity case."
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Read MoreA Rhode Island podiatrist claimed that Maine’s two largest newspapers wrongly accused him of malpractice, and brought a libel suit saying the articles resulted in a loss of employment and future earnings estimated to exceed $3.4 million.
Read MoreA Texas-based oil and gas company sued an environmental activist for libel after the activist posted a Facebook comment on a newspaper article about the company.
Read MoreA District Court judge in the Southern District of Indiana granted PETA’s motion to dismiss a counterclaim for defamation, saying that the allegations fell well short of making a claim. Yet the judge declined to award PETA attorney fees under Indiana’s Anti-SLAPP law.
Read MoreA Michigan judge declined to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought against CBS by the brother of JonBenét Ramsey.
Read MoreThe West Virginia Supreme Court released a decision upholding the dismissal of a former high principal defamation and “false light invasion of privacy” lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education.
Read MoreA Des Moines, Iowa attorney brought a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and one of its reporters. TechDirt’s Mike Masnick says it “seems like a pure SLAPP lawsuit.”
Read MoreA guest columnist for the South Jersey Times urged the New Jersey legislature to pass legislation that allows defendants to apply for an early dismissal of frivolous SLAPP suits.
Read MoreAn article from Kurt Metzmeier in the LEO Weekly about SLAPPs in Kentucky.
Read MoreDefendants in a defamation suit brought by a candidate for the state legislature successfully had the lawsuit thrown out under Vermont's "anti-SLAPP" law. On appeal, the Vermont Supreme Court found "no error" in the lower court's ruling.
Read MoreIn a case involving allegations of (inter alia) sexual harassment, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendant’s counterclaims for, e.g., defamation.
Read MoreThere are many reasons for women to think twice about reporting sexual assault. But one potential consequence looms especially large: They may also be prosecuted.
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