Glenn Greenwald recently wrote a piece on Salon, where he discussed the way a billionaire Romney donor has been threatening to bring frivolous lawsuits against his political critics — magazines, journalists, and bloggers.
Greenwald goes on to discuss SLAPPs generally and the work of the Public Participation Project:...
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Ryan Metheny of the California Anti-SLAPP Project recently wrote about a new decision involving a Youtube video clip that could have serious implications for lawyer advertising and client solicitations.
“The case involved a lawyer, Thomas Howard Clarke, Jr., who recorded and posted a Youtube video clip in which he spoke about...
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“2011 was a great year for Anti-SLAPP in Texas. In addition to the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act being passed unanimously in both houses, causing the law to go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature in June, there were at least three Anti-SLAPP victories in state court.”
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In July, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued a series of two-sentence orders denying blogger Andrew Breitbart’s motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him in Washington federal court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which is considering Breitbart’s appeal of those orders, wants more.
In an...
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – “Former Clinton adviser Lanny Davis lost the latest round in the ongoing legal battle he is waging with 3M.
The company’s defamation claims against Davis will go forward. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled Thursday against the motion to dismiss by Davis.
3M’s law...
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