Civil Litigation,
Appellate Practice,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 22, 2013
VIDEO: Judges justifiably oppose federal anti-SLAPP
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Judge Richard Paez question whether California's anti-SLAPP statute even belongs in the federal procedural pantheon. And they should.
Anthony M. Glassman
partner
Bergeson LLP
media law, First Amendment
360 North Bedford Drive
Beverly Hills , CA 90210
Anthony practices media and First Amendment law.
Rebecca Nell Kaufman
partner
Bergeson LLP
media law and First Amendment
Email: rkaufman@be-law.com
rebecca@glassmanmediagroup.com
In a time when state court judges are expanding the reach of California's anti-SLAPP law in a manner inconsistent with the statute's original purpose of protecting defendants from deep-pocket plaintiffs who silence adverse speech through costly litigation, some argue for expanding the application of California's anti-SLAPP law in federal court, going so far as to argue for a federal anti-SLAPP to attack federal claims. But Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Judge Richard Paez of the 9th U.S. ...
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