Why Calif. High Court Should Reverse Wilson V. CNN
By Christian Foote (May 17, 2017, 11:25 AM EDT) -- The California Supreme Court will soon decide a case that implicates important issues regarding the application of California's anti-SLAPP statute to employment and personnel decisions by news and media organizations. On March 1, 2017, the court granted cert in Wilson v. Cable News Network, 6 Cal. App. 5th 822 (2016).[1] The Court of Appeal for the Second District in that case reversed an order granting CNN's anti-SLAPP motion in response to a complaint by a former news producer and writer alleging employment discrimination. If affirmed, the opinion will undermine the protections the California Legislature intended to provide to news and media organizations and will interfere with those firms' ability to engage in speech unhindered by meritless discrimination claims....
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