1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgPaul Levyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QP81GRguMz"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/dc-circuit-affirms-dismissal-of-anti-slapp-motion-in-sherrod-v-breitbart/">DC Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Anti-SLAPP Motion in Sherrod v. Breitbart</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/dc-circuit-affirms-dismissal-of-anti-slapp-motion-in-sherrod-v-breitbart/embed/#?secret=QP81GRguMz" width="600" height="338" title="“DC Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Anti-SLAPP Motion in Sherrod v. Breitbart” — CLP Blog" data-secret="QP81GRguMz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> by Paul Alan Levy In a relatively brief opinion issued this morning, the DC Circuit has affirmed the trial court's refusal to strike Shirley Sherrod's libel action against bloggers Breitbart nd O'Connor, but on the narrowest possible ground that should not have any adverse long-term impact on future anti-SLAPP motions.  After canvassing the way in [...]