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Welch v. University of San Diego

Welch v. University of San Diego  (4/2/15)


STATUS: Court rules in favor of anti-SLAPP lawsuit.


Cal.App.: Law Professor Blogger Wins Anti-SLAPP Ruling But It's Hard to Celebrate the Win
Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Eric Goldman)
On the surface, this is a nice courtroom victory for legal bloggers.  It suggests that legal blogging should be protected by both the fair reporting privilege as well as California's strong anti-SLAPP legislation.
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/04/law-professor-blogger-wins-anti-slapp-ruling-but-its-hard-to-celebrate-the-win-welch-v-usd.htm


Opinion:
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/welch%20ruling%200408.pdf