Anti-SLAPP laws

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week that public speech about building developers is protected under the state’s recently enacted…

The Illinois Appellate Court this week upheld a lower court’s ruling in a defamation case, granting a motion to dismiss…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) in late August reinstated a defamation suit filed by televangelist…

A federal judge in Washington state dismissed the privacy claims in a lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore regarding his…

An enhanced version of a Washington state law that protects individuals against frivolous lawsuits intended to quash critical speech was…

A California appellate court yesterday found that a lawsuit by "indie" rock musicians  against Rolling Stone over a feature article…

The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would create a federal anti-SLAPP law to protect individuals from meritless lawsuits…

A New York judge has dismissed a former congressman’s defamation suit against a person who criticized him anonymously on a…

A California bill that will relieve losing plaintiffs in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits of having to pay attorney's fees…

A Massachusetts court last week dismissed a defamation lawsuit against the Wareham Observer using the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. It appears to…