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Perspective

Dec. 31, 2016

SLAPP happy in the appellate courts in 2016

This year, state and federal appellate courts in California repeatedly grappled with freedom of speech issues in numerous critical rulings addressing the reach of the state's anti-SLAPP statute. By Adam J. Regele and Shiraz D. Tangri

Adam Regele

associate
Meyers Nave

land use and environmental law

555 12th St Ste 1500
Oakland , CA 94607

Phone: (510) 808-2000

Email: aregele@meyersnave.com

UC Hastings

Adam Regele is an associate in the Oakland office of Meyers Nave. He focuses on land use and environmental matters and may be reached at (510) 808-2000

By Adam J. Regele and Shiraz D. Tangri

In 2016, the presidential election provided a daily national news platform for an unprecedented and spirited debate about First Amendment-protected freedom of expression. In California, state and federal appellate courts also repeatedly grappled with freedom of speech issues in numerous critical rulings addressing the reach of the state's anti-SLAPP statute - a powerful litigation tool intended to protect f...

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