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Attorney allowed to sue over allegedly defamatory anonymous messages on Craigslist

donal brown June 1, 2010

A California district Court of Appeal ruled that a Woodland Hills attorney could sue an anonymous poster for accusing him of committing illegal acts. The court said the posts were neither political speech nor in the public interest and did not qualify for protection under the state’s anti-SLAPP law. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise June 1, 2010 By Steven M. Ellis A Woodland Hills attorney who has drawn hundreds of disparaging anonymous messages on website Craigslist.org can

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Southern California: Appeals court rules against student for Web site hate speech

donal brown March 18, 2010

A California private school student lost an appeal of a decision against him for death threats he sent to a classmate on the classmate’s Web site. The court said the speech was not protected under the First Amendment since it conveyed serious expression to inflict bodily harm. -db Courthouse News Service March 17, 2010 By Avery Fellow (CN) – A California private-school student who posted death threats on a classmate’s Web site isn’t shielded from hate-crime

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Time has come for a federal anti-SLAPP law

donal brown March 8, 2010

A lawyer who earns considerable income from defending citizens from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) says it is time to back a democratic congressman’s bill for a federal anti-SLAPP law to protect citizens’ free speech rights. -db Citizen Media Law Project Opinion March 4, 2010 By Marc J. Randazza Congressman Steve Cohen, D-TN is our First Amendment Bad Ass of the week. Mr. Cohen introduced The Citizen Participation Act, a federal anti-slapp bill. The bill

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Massachusetts Supreme Court rules that the state’s anti-SLAPP law does not protect journalists

donal brown February 2, 2010

An ACLU lawyer argues that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court erred in ruling that journalists are not protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP law owing to their role in reporting objectively.  The ruling ignores the role of the reporter in petitioning on behalf of the community. -db Media Nation Opinion February 1, 2010 By Sarah Wunsch Despite our amicus brief urging otherwise, the SJC has affirmed Judge Hines’s Superior Court denial of the special motion to

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Rolling Stone Magazine wins ruling in dispute over use of image

donal brown February 1, 2010

A California appeals court dismissed a lawsuit by rock musicians against Rolling Stone over a use of their image that they said implied they sponsored a cigarette brand. The court found that the image was noncommercial speech protected by the First Amendment. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press January 29, 2010 By Cristina Abello A California appellate court yesterday found that a lawsuit by “indie” rock musicians against Rolling Stone over a

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