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Citing Anti-SLAPP Law, New York Court Dismisses Libel Case Against Unmasked Commenter

Long before Liskula Cohen's case brought online anonymity into the m

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Courtney Love Fires Back in Twitter Libel Suit

Last week, Courtney Love filed a motion to strike the lawsuit brought against her by Austin-based fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir (a/k/a the "Boudoir Queen"). In her m0tion, Love invokes California's anti-SLAPP statute (

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If the Speech Can't Be Taken Seriously, It Can't Support a Claim For Defamation

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Oregon

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California Court Rules That MySpace Postings Aren't Private

A California appellate court ruled last week that a young woman could not recover for invasion of privacy based on re-publication of material she posted on her MySpace page.

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Neuwirth v. Silverstein: California Appellate Court Reverses Ruling Granting Motion to Strike

On Monday, a California appellate court reversed a trial court that had granted Richard Silverstein and Joel Beinin's motion to strike

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California Anti-SLAPP Project Takes Up Case for Yelp and Parents Sued Over Negative Dentist Review

On January 21, the California Anti-SLAPP Project (CASP) filed a special motion to strike the complaint of Yvonne Wong, a pediatric dentist who sued Yelp! Inc. and two parents based on a negative review of her services the parents posted on Yelp.

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CMLP and Leading Online News Organizations File Amici Curiae Brief in Cape Cod Defamation Case

On Friday, the Citizen Media Law Project joined with the Online News Association, Media Bloggers Association, New England Press Association, and Globe Newspaper Company, publisher of The Boston Globe and Boston.com, to submit an amici

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Massachusetts

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Marc Randazza: First Amendment Juggernaut

Submitted by Sam Bayard on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 12:04

My good friend Marc Randazza has given me the green light on an exciting piece of news. On September 11, 2008, Florida Circuit Court Judge George Sprinkle entered a default judgment in favor of Randazza's client Larry Giles, operator of the Veranda Park News, an online newspaper offering observations and commentary on events and aesthetic issues in Giles's development community. The court
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Florida
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Defamation
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Cape Cod Blogger Peter Robbins Sued For Libel Over Comments About Local Dredging Dispute

Submitted by David Ardia on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 20:27

Peter Robbins, author of the Robbins Report, a blog that appears on the popular community website Cape Cod Today, and an anonymous commenter have been sued over statements they made criticizing a group of Barnstable, MA residents who opposed the dredging of Barnstable Harbor. The case raises a host of interesting questions, including whether the statements at issue are protected
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Massachusetts
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Defamation
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Illinois Appellate Court Raises Doubts About Constitutionality of Citizen Participation Act

Submitted by David Ardia on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 19:17

An Illinois appellate court has tentatively concluded that Illinois' newly enacted Citizen Participation Act, which provides immunity for speech related to certain matters of government and public concern, violates the Illinois Constitution because it allows a party to appeal the denial of a motion to dismiss under the Act before the entire case has come to a conclusion.
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Illinois
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California Court Rules That MySpace Postings Aren't Private

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California Anti-SLAPP Project Takes Up Case for Yelp and Parents Sued Over Negative Dentist Review

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CMLP and Leading Online News Organizations File Amici Curiae Brief in Cape Cod Defamation Case

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Cape Cod Blogger Peter Robbins Sued For Libel Over Comments About Local Dredging Dispute

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