| Docket # | SJC-10187 |
| Date | January 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | "Anti-SLAPP" statute. Constitutional law, Right to petition government. Practice, Civil, Interlocutory appeal, Motion to dismiss, Costs, Attorney's fees. Governmental immunity. |
| Appealed From | Worcester Superior Court, Justice Ernest B. Murphy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Frederickson: Krista Green Pratt, C.J. Eaton |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Benoit: Stephen J. Gordon |
| Amici Curiae | American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
