Back in 2013, oil and gas company SG Interests had problems. Those problems have yielded a highly questionable SLAPP suit in 2017. One of SG Interests' problems was a qui tam lawsuit — that is, a lawsuit filed by a private individual on behalf of the government — claiming that SG Interests violated the False […]
"Clock Boy" Gets His Clock Cleaned with Texas' Anti-SLAPP Statute
More than a year ago Ahmed Mohamed — later derisively known as "Clock Boy" — had a run-in with Texas school administrators and law enforcement. Your preconceptions may have driven your reaction. Was he a victim of insipid if-you-see-something-say-something culture, as my preconceptions suggested? Or was he part of a public relations stunt designed to […]
DC Appellate Court Hands Michael Mann A Partial Victory On Climate Change Libel Case
More than four years ago climate scientist Michael Mann sued the National Review, Mark Steyn, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Rand Simberg for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, complaining that they wrongfully suggested he used fraudulent methods in framing his much-discussed "hockey stick graph" purporting to show an increase in global warming. Mann […]
Patterico Prevails: Vexatious Legal Attack on Speech Fails
For the last few years I've had the privilege of acting as pro bono counsel for Patrick Frey, who blogs as Patterico, in defense of a thoroughly frivolous federal case filed to censor his speech. That's given me the invaluable opportunity of working with the redoubtable Ron Coleman as co-counsel both in the district court […]
Center for Medical Progress May Win Abortion-Related Prior Restraint Fight In Los Angeles
A couple of weeks ago I discussed a lawsuit filed by StemExpress — a broker of fetal tissue — against the Center for Medical Progress, the group at the heart of the ongoing video-based criticism of Planned Parenthood. I noted that a judge of the L.A. County Superior Court had issues a temporary restraining order […]
James Woods Punches The Muppet
There was an episode of the 1990s sitcom Murphy Brown in which Murphy, played by Candace Bergen, appeared on kid's TV show to soften her image. The show features Muppets; it's a transparent stand-in for Sesame Street. Murphy, true to type, loses her temper and punches one of the Muppets, eventually ripping its head from […]
Donald Trump's Lawyers Don't Know Or Don't Care What Defamation Is
Spanish-language network Univision has cancelled its telecast of the Miss America pageant in the wake of Donald Trump's characterization of Mexicans, and Trump has now sued Univision in response. The lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is here. I won't opine on Trump's contract-related claims without reading his agreement with Univision. But Trump […]
Partial Victory In Patterico's Free Speech Case Before Ninth Circuit
Long-time readers may recall that, together with Ron Coleman, I'm pro bono counsel to Patrick Frey, who blogs as Patterico. Patrick was targeted with a thoroughly vexatious lawsuit attacking his blogging. Ron and I won the case in the trial court, securing the dismissal of plaintiff Nadia Naffe's federal and state claims. Today the Ninth […]
Lawsplainer: Washington Supreme Court Declares State's Anti-SLAPP Statute Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington has ruled that the state's strong anti-SLAPP statute is unconstitutional, violating the right to jury trial enshrined in Washington's state constitution. Here's why, and what it means.
Lawsplainer: The Proposed Federal Anti-SLAPP Act: What It Would Do, Why It's Important
Last week, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the SPEAK FREE Act of 2015, an effort at a federal anti-SLAPP act.
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