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Anti-SLAPP Split of Authority

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Texas’ Anti-SLAPP Regime Does Not Apply in Federal Diversity Cases, Says the Fifth Circuit

A recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Klocke v. Watson, No. 17-11320 (August 23, 2019), appears to have answered a perennial jurisdictional question that had split federal district courts in Texas for...more

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OPEN QUESTION: Applicability of Anti-SLAPP Act in Federal Court

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A recent Fifth Circuit opinion in a defamation action is raising concerns among media lawyers. The Fifth Circuit Decision - In Block v. Tanenhaus,[1] Walter Block appealed the dismissal under Louisiana’s anti-SLAPP...more

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