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Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 16, 2015

Lawsuit presents anti-SLAPP conundrum

A lawsuit in Orange County recently presented an interesting anti-SLAPP statute conundrum: Who should decide in the first instance whether a defendant's conduct furthered the subject's free speech rights?

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A lawsuit in Orange County recently presented an interesting anti-SLAPP statute conundrum: Who (trial court or Court of Appeal) should decide in the first instance whether a defendant's conduct furthered the subject defendant's free speech rights (with availability of anti-SLAPP in the balance)? Collier v. Harris, 2015 DJDAR 10209 (Sept. 1, 2015).

Julie Collier and Chris Korpi had been active supporters of competing candidates in ...

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