U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 1, 2021
Can state anti-SLAPP laws apply in federal court?
A long-running dispute between former President Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels (aka Stephanie Clifford) has come to a close, after the U.S. Supreme Court recently denied Clifford’s petition for writ of certiorari seeking to revive her lawsuit accusing Trump of defaming her on Twitter.
Krista L. Baughman
Partner
Dhillon Law Group Inc.
Phone: (415) 433-1700
Email: kbaughman@dhillonlaw.com
Brooklyn Law School; Brooklyn NY
Krista's practice focuses on First Amendment and anti-SLAPP law and litigation.
A long-running dispute between former President Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels (aka Stephanie Clifford) has come to a close, after the U.S. Supreme Court recently denied Clifford's petition for writ of certiorari seeking to revive her lawsuit accusing Trump of defaming her on Twitter. Yet the underlying question -- whether or not a state law anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss can be brought in federal court in a diversity action -- remains very much alive and is likely to ...
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