DC Court Rules Against Sidley, Nixing Part Of Anti-SLAPP Act

By Emily Sawicki (September 7, 2023, 9:26 PM EDT) -- The D.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a defamation suit against Sidley Austin by determining that discovery limitations in D.C.'s 2010 Anti-SLAPP Act, designed to make it easier to combat frivolous lawsuits and strengthen free speech, conflict with federal rules of civil procedure and violate the district's Home Rule Act....

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