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Federal Courts Continue to Decide California Anti-SLAPP Motions, Despite Criticism

Ninth Circuit federal appeals court Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently questioned whether federal courts should hear motions to strike under California's "ant-SLAPP" statute. He wrote that the state statute "cuts an ugly gash through" the "integrated program of pre-trial, trial and post-trial procedures" set out in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

10 minute read October 01, 2013 at 03:33 PM
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Stan Soocher
Federal Courts Continue to Decide California Anti-SLAPP Motions, Despite Criticism

Ninth Circuit federal appeals court Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently questioned whether federal courts should hear motions to strike under California's “ant-SLAPP” statute. California Civil Code '425.16 is aimed at protecting parties against lawsuits filed to suppress involvement in free speech activities.

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