California Supreme Court
Dec. 21, 2016
Limited anti-SLAPP defense for public entities
This past year the California Supreme Court grappled with the tricky question of when a government entity or public employee can invoke the protections of the anti-SLAPP laws. By Jeremy Robinson
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
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Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
Every year, thousands of individuals and organizations are sued for exercising their constitutional right to free speech. These suits are known as "SLAPPs" - strategic lawsuits against public participation. California Code of Civil Procedure Sectoin 425.16, dubbed the "anti-SLAPP law," generally outlaws those suits, and similar laws have been enacted in several other states. The federal government has also...
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