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Category: Evidence

Anti-SLAPP and Free Speech in Defamation & Emotional Distress Cases

Anti-SLAPP and Free Speech in Defamation & Emotional Distress Cases Anti-SLAPP statutes are laws intended to curb – and, often, penalize – the filing of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation…

Attorney Liability for Meritless Litigation Leading to Harm

Attorney Liability for Meritless Litigation Leading to Harm Attorneys can face liability for initiating or continuing meritless litigation that causes harm, potentially facing sanctions like fines, professional discipline, or being…

How Anti-SLAPP Laws Protect Your Right to Free Speech

How Anti-SLAPP Laws Protect Your Right to Free Speech The First Amendment protects freedom of speech. We are free to speak out on issues we care about without fear that…

Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Social Media

Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Social Media by John Bandler NOTE: This is my original article after the events of 1/6/2021 and is not updated regularly and does not…

Malicious Prosecution Actions Arising Out Of Family Law Proceedings: Proceed Carefully 

Malicious Prosecution Actions Arising Out Of Family Law Proceedings: Proceed Carefully As a general rule, California malicious prosecution actions are dicey propositions insofar as they always subject the plaintiff to…

Anti-SLAPP Law in California

Anti-SLAPP Law in California 1st Amendment Freedom of Press & Speech California Supreme Court Confirms that the “anti-SLAPP” Statute Applies to Claims of Discrimination and Retaliation Anti-SLAPP Law Cases –…

Anti-SLAPP Law Cases – Case Law Summaries & Citings

2023–2025 Anti-SLAPP Update — Added October 2026 The alphabetical California Court of Appeal and Ninth Circuit lists below this section run through 2022. These are the published decisions since then…

Assembly Bill 748 Makes Video Evidence Captured by Police Agencies Subject to Disclosure as Public Records

Governor Signs SB 1421 and AB 748, Dramatically Increasing Public Access to Peace Officer Personnel Records On September 30, 2018, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed two significant pieces of…

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