The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that California’s anti-SLAPP law could apply in cases with mixed causes of action. A lower court had ruled that although allegations the defendant wanted to strike arose from protected activity, each cause of action arose at lease in part from activity not protected by the rights of free speech so that the lawsuit was denied. (Metropolitan News-Enterprise, August 2, 2016, by Kenneth Ofgang)
The anti-SLAPP law is designed to stop lawsuits intended to stifle free speech, (LAW360, August 1, 2016, by Melissa Daniels)
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Thanks, I’ll check our Twitter feed.
Interesting case, and well expected given that many lawsuits involving First Amendment issues also involve other ‘mixed claims’, Thank you for keeping on top of trending issues impacting First Amendment rights!
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