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New Primer on Texas Anti-SLAPP
Want to know more about what the Citizens Participation Act means to you and how it can be effectively used? Laura Prather, a First Amendment Attorney and the leader of the Coalition for the Texas...
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In Oregon- A Twitter SLAPP suit
A Portland blogger is being sued for a twitter post. According to The Oregonian, blogger Tiffany Craig is being sued for defamation after she wrote a post about a doctor, Jerrold Darm, who was...
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2011 – A good year for Texas Anti-SLAPP
Click to view slideshow.2011 was a great year for Anti-SLAPP in Texas. In addition to the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act being passed unanimously in both houses, causing the law to go into effect...
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El Paso Federal Court Dismisses SLAPP suit
A federal judge in El Paso granted several motions to dismiss in a “SLAPP” suit in federal court this week. The lawsuit, filed by night club owner David Cooper against the Cielo Vista neighborhood...
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Anti-SLAPP cases to watch
We frequently get contacted by victims of SLAPP suits telling us about their pending cases. For the most part, I have only posted details on cases after there is a favorable anti-SLAPP ruling by the...
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Dallas Judge Awards $15k in Sanctions to SLAPP Defendant
Plaintiffs filing SLAPP suits in Texas are beginning to feel a greater sting as the law progresses. Late last week, a judge in Dallas granted attorneys fees, and $15k in sanctions to the defendants....
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New Case to Watch: Wentworth v. Jones
There is a new Anti-SLAPP case to watch, this one wrapped up in a bitter Texas Senate primary battle for which early voting has already begun. Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) who is running for...
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Update: Wentworth v Jones Anti-SLAPP motion denied
The San Antonio Express-News is reporting that Judge Martha Tanner denied Elizabeth Ames Jones’ Anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit which Jeff Wentworth filed against her last month....
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Legislative Anti-SLAPP and First Amendment updates
The 2013 Legislative session was very good for free speech and First Amendment. In addition to passing improvements to the Public Information Act, the legislature, led by Chairman Todd Hunter (R-Corpus...
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Federal Judge finds that the TCPA applies in Federal Court
In the first ruling of its kind in Texas, a federal judge yesterday ruled explicitly that the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) applies to cases brought in federal court under diversity...
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