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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Jun. 12, 2019

Do we now know what a ‘public issue’ is under anti-SLAPP law?

A recent California Supreme Court ruling is required reading for all civil litigators.

Jens B. Koepke

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Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP

appellate law (specialist), intellectual property, entertainment

Phone: (424) 738-5563

Email: jens.koepke@calg.com

UCLA Law School

Jens is a certified appellate specialist, and the incoming chair for the Appellate Courts Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

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One of the more amorphous and unpredictable legal issues in anti-SLAPP law has been what counts as a "public issue." In FilmOn, a unanimous California Supreme Court tried to clarify and seemingly nar...

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