Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 31, 2022
Anti-SLAPP valid in federal case, split circuit panel says
“It’s a great ruling for activists like Morgan Simon who are working with others to champion change. Having the anti-SLAPP statute be available for them to be protected against litigation is a really, really valuable thing,” said defense attorney Thomas R. Burke.
A split federal appellate panel on Tuesday affirmed a district judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a private prison company accusing a journalist of defamation for written statements about its alleged involvement in separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The ruling by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed that California’s anti-SLAPP law applies to defamation allegations made in federal court.
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