January 2022

Media v. Media Defamation: N.Y. Supreme SLAPPs The Epoch Times’ Suit Against Politico

By Joe Slaughter

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter January 2022

Politico moved to dismiss on numerous grounds, including that Epoch had failed to meet the heightened pleading standard set out in the revised New York Anti-SLAPP statute. The court agreed,

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