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        <title>junk politics - slapp</title>
        <description>Political Spam, a tdaxp blog</description>
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                <title>Animal Rights SLAPP</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/11/animal-rights-slapp.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:55:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006/adlx011006.htm&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;CA Overturns Restraining Orders Against Animal Rights Activists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Metropolitan News-Enterprise - Los Angeles,CA,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; A statutory petition for a restraining order to prevent workplace violence is subject to an anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; motion, the Court of Appeal for this district ruled &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>San Diego SLAPP</title>
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                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:55:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006/rusd010906.htm&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Attorney/Litigant&lt;br /&gt; May Recover Fees for Representing Others&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Metropolitan&lt;br /&gt; News-Enterprise - Los Angeles,CA,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; San Diego Superior&lt;br /&gt; Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon's order awarding fees to San Diego attorney&lt;br /&gt; Julie Hamilton for her successful handling of an anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; motion.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Activists claim victory against developers</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/08/activists-claim-victory-against-developers.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 17:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3379584&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Activists&lt;br /&gt; claim victory against developers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Salt&lt;br /&gt; Lake Tribune - United States&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; The pair filed a courteraction,&lt;br /&gt; calling the developer's action a &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; - Strategic Lawsuit&lt;br /&gt; Against Public Participation - that, until this week, slogged on for &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>2 SLAPPs &quot;4&quot; 1 / 5</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/06/2-slapps-4-1-5.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/columnists/orl-miket0506jan05,0,2730815.column?coll=orl-news-col&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Developer's&lt;br /&gt; tactic strikes chilling note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Orlando&lt;br /&gt; Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; But now some have been&lt;br /&gt; fighting back. Their weapon of choice is the &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; lawsuit. &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; McElroy. He says this is not a &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; action. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/544/raising-a-red-flag-over-arcola&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Raising&lt;br /&gt; A Red Flag Over Arcola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;FortBendNow&lt;br /&gt; - Richmond,TX,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; me and many other residents in&lt;br /&gt; our community who spoke up against apartments here earlier in the year&lt;br /&gt; in the Sienna Plantation subdivision (see &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; suit on &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Overstock and Gradient SLAPP</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/05/overstock-and-gradient-slapp.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;br /&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8ETUIKG3.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down&amp;amp;chan=db&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Overstock.com&lt;br /&gt; responds to hedge fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;BusinessWeek&lt;br /&gt; - USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; and Gradient filed motions in California court&lt;br /&gt; under the state's Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statute,&lt;br /&gt; also known as anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt;, to strike &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&amp;amp;oe=utf8&amp;amp;persist=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;client=google&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8ETUIKG3.htm%3Fcampaign_id%3Dapn_home_down%26chan%3Ddb&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font color=&quot;green&quot;&gt;See all stories on this topic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bolsamania.com/internacional/listado.php?tipo=notasPrensa&amp;amp;Sesion_BolsamaniaES=e5c30e07e22bc14a05b51f85d470d277&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (PRN)&lt;br /&gt; - Focus Media Completes Acquisition of Framedia ... [+]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://Bolsamania.com&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Bolsamania.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; - Madrid,Madrid,Spain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; [+]. (PRN) - &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://Overstock.com&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Overstock.com&lt;/a&gt; Files Responses to the Rocker Partners and&lt;br /&gt; Gradient Analytics Demurrers and Anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; Motions ... [+. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Anti-SLAPP now in 25 States</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/03/anti-slapp-now-in-25-states.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 18:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/growth/orl-slapp0206jan02,0,19762.story?coll=orl-news-growth-headlines&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Developers&lt;br /&gt; in Maitland, Winter Park sue critics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Orlando&lt;br /&gt; Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; participation,&quot; or&lt;br /&gt; SLAPPs. Twenty-five states, including Florida, have passed some form of&lt;br /&gt; anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; legislation. Florida's statute &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Anti-SLAPP since 94 around Boston</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/12/30/anti-slapp-since-94-around-boston.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/29/mosque_lawsuit_dismissal_is_sought&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Mosque&lt;br /&gt; lawsuit dismissal is sought&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Boston&lt;br /&gt; Globe - United States&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; statements they had made were&lt;br /&gt; protected by a 1994 law -- the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation&lt;br /&gt; statute (known by its acronym &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt;) -- which the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Baseball SLAPP from Google</title>
                <link>http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/12/27/baseball-slapp-from-google.html</link>
                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:20:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.metnews.com/articles/2005/leex122705.htm&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Coach's&lt;br /&gt; Suit Against Parent Who Called Him Unstable Held &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Metropolitan News-Enterprise - Los Angeles,CA,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Defamation&lt;br /&gt; claims by a high school baseball coach against parents who tried to get&lt;br /&gt; him fired from his job are barred by the anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; law, this district's&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Boxing Day SLAPP</title>
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                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;gmail_quote&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;Google&lt;br /&gt; Alert for: &lt;b&gt;slapp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0512260176dec26,1,1396884.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The&lt;br /&gt; public starts SLAPPing back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Chicago&lt;br /&gt; Tribune - United States&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; &quot;I think there has been&lt;br /&gt; some education of lawyers who now realize the potential dangers of filing&lt;br /&gt; a &lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt;,&quot; said Mark Goldowitz, director of the California&lt;br /&gt; Anti &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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                <title>Anti-SLAPP from Malibu</title>
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                <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (Dan tdaxp)</author>
                                                <category>SLAPP</category>
                                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:35:00 -0600</pubDate>
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                    &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: blue;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2005/12/21/news/news3.txt&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; onclick=&quot;return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)&quot;&gt;Activist must pay political opponent's attorney fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#666666&quot;&gt;Malibu Times - Malibu,CA,USA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; decision based on a state law that is designed to protect people from being sued for politically strategic reasons, what is known as the anti-&lt;b&gt;SLAPP&lt;/b&gt; law. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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