Dallas Morning News Supports Federal Anti-SLAPP Law
TweetThe Dallas Morning News has written an editorial (here) supporting the efforts of U.S. Representative Charles Gonzalez (Democrat from San Antonio), who is trying get a federal anti-SLAPP law...
View ArticleUSA Today Editorial Supporting Federal Anti-SLAPP
TweetUSA Today has published an editorial supporting federal anti-SLAPP legislation to protect bloggers and other non-mainstream-media online complainers.
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CMLP Legal Guide on DC’s New Anti-SLAPP Law
TweetThe Citizen Media Law Project has updated their online legal guide with information about Washington, D.C.’s brand new anti-SLAPP law. An anti-SLAPP law is a tweak to court procedure that empowers...
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Dr. Darm Settles Defamation Suit Against Blogger Tiffany Craig in Portland,...
TweetOregon plastic surgeon Jerry Darm (Image: Darm, via YouTube) Blogger Tiffany Craig (Criminally Vulgar, @tcraighenry) has reported that the lawsuit between her and plastic surgeon Jerry Darm has...
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Today in Oregon: Blogging Former Church-Goer vs. Pastor with Anti-SLAPP Motion
TweetDefamation Defendant Julie Anne Smith (Image: Smith via Blogger.com) A judge in Oregon is set today to hear the anti-SLAPP motion in the case of Pastor Charles O’Neal of the Beaverton Grace Bible...
View ArticleCourt treats degrading online postings as protected free-speech opinions
TweetA California appellate court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling granting a woman’s anti-SLAPP motion against her daughter’s ex-husband regarding online postings the woman made about him. The...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Seems to Overlook the Online Fact v. Opinion Question
TweetRecently I posted about Chaker v. Mateo, No. D058753, 2012 WL4711885 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2012). It dealt a strong victory for free speech rights, but in my opinion, the California appellate...
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