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Anti-SLAPP

Jan 2025

Fox News SLAPPs Defamation Suit, Wins Attorney Fees in District Court

Matt Kristoffersen

A former Hunter Biden business partner faced a double loss in the Southern District of New York late last year. Anthony Bobulinski’s $30 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News’s Jessica Tarlov, filed after the co-host of “The Five” said that a Trump Super PAC paid his legal fees, couldn’t survive a motion to dismiss under…

Jan 2025

Ohio Enacts Anti-SLAPP Law

Kevin T. Shook

For years, the absence of an Anti-SLAPP law left Ohio news outlets vulnerable to lawsuits bankrolled by powerful interests seeking to suppress truthful reporting. The state's new law aims to level the playing field.

Jan 2025

In Texas, Free-Speech Advocates Gear Up for Another Anti-SLAPP Fight

Laura Prather and Reid Pillifant

With big money and political influence still pushing SB 336, free speech advocates expect another bitter fight that could go the full 140 days.

Dec 2024

Utah Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Newspaper Under Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

Jeffrey J. Hunt, David C. Reymann, and Tammy M. Frisby

A Utah state district court recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against a weekly newspaper in what is believed to be the first application of the state’s new Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) to news reporting.

Oct 2024

Publishers Win Anti-SLAPP Motion and Fee Award in Lawsuit Over Book Cover

David Aronoff and Josh Bornstein

The lawsuit involved claims by plaintiff Patrick Wizmann, who alleged that a statement written on the dust jacket of the book Dreams Don’t Die is allegedly false and misleading.

Aug 2024

“Vanderpump Rules” Revenge Porn Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules

Matt Kristoffersen

Judge Crowley reasoned that Madix did not have her boyfriend’s consent to access the contents of his phone.

Aug 2024

Pennsylvania Enacts Anti-SLAPP Statute

Michael Berry

The new law is the culmination of more than a decade of lobbying by free-speech advocates from across the political spectrum.

Jul 2024

Fox News Dismissed from Lawsuit in Less Than 90 Days with Public Apology

Reid Pillifant

Garcia’s counsel publicly pilloried Fox—the first named defendant in the case—for its supposedly shoddy journalism. There was just one problem: Fox News Network had been careful not to publish Garcia’s image before it could be verified. As a result, Fox never published Garcia’s image.

Jul 2024

First Anti-SLAPP Win under NJ’s New UPEPA Law

Bruce S. Rosen

Nine months after New Jersey enacted its first anti-SLAPP law, essentially adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, a New Jersey trial court was the first to dismiss a SLAPP action.