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Proskauer - California Employment Law

What Would John Wilkes Booth Do? Mandatory COVID Vaxes for Actors

Although the threat of COVID-19 (remember that?) seems to have diminished considerably over the past five years, once upon a time in Hollywood many production companies (along with other employers) required employees to be...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Wynn v. The Associated Press, et al.: A Recent Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Highlights Challenges to New York Times v....

The 1964 Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public officials to prove “actual malice” to succeed on a defamation claim, was a watershed moment in defamation law. Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts was...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Becomes an Anti-SLAPP State

On January 8, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed the unanimously passed Senate Bill 237, also known as the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), into law. UPEPA is designed to protect individuals’ constitutional...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Ohio Becomes the 35th State to Enact an Anti-SLAPP Statute

If you are considering filing a defamation lawsuit or other speech-based claim, you are likely aware that your claim may be challenged based upon free-speech principles or that the defendant may claim that their conduct is...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Appellate Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Connecticut’s Anti-SLAPP Statute, Extends Quasi-Judicial Defamation Immunity...

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The Appellate Court’s recent decision in Robinson v. V.D. has a little something for any practitioner who deals with questions of constitutional law or civil procedure. Among other things, the decision held that statements...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Collection Industry Trade Group Sues Massachusetts Attorney General to Halt Emergency Regulations

We recently reported on Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's implementation of temporary regulations halting collection of debt from Massachusetts' consumers in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. With certain...more

Jackson Walker

2019 Legislative Session Marked by Important Victories for Texas Newsrooms

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The 2019 Texas Legislative session will be remembered for several hard-won victories by a coalition of advocates for free expression, news reporting, and open access to government records led by Jackson Walker client the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Outside Constitutional Protection, Within Anti-SLAPP Statute

Addressing the issue of defending against claims seeking to remedy alleged misappropriation or misuse of a business’s trade secrets or confidential information by invoking the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), the...more

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