Anti-SLAPP laws

Urging the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold the constitutionality of the Washington anti-SLAPP statute, which provides…

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has dropped his $2 million libel and defamation lawsuit against Washington City Paper, which would…

A Baltimore city councilwoman withdrew her libel suit against a local blogger on Monday after she said it became clear…

A Dallas land developer failed to show sufficient evidence to maintain his defamation lawsuit against the author and publisher of…

Urging the Baltimore trial court to dismiss under the Maryland anti-SLAPP statute City Councilwoman Belinda Conaway's defamation and emotional distress…

Texans sued for exercising their First Amendment rights now have a quick way to dismiss such lawsuits after the state’s…

A San Diego radio talk show commentator was shielded from libel claims brought by a former public high school principal…

The Texas Senate unanimously passed Wednesday the Citizen Participation Act, anti-SLAPP legislation aimed at curbing lawsuits intended to silence critics.…

A California appellate court last week affirmed a lower court ruling that a bank manager presented enough evidence to allow…

A California judge ordered Dole Food Co. Inc. to pay about $200,000 in court costs and attorney’s fees to two…