Gaudette v. Mainely Media, LLC

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At issue before the Supreme Judicial Court in this case was whether Mainely Media, LLC’s publication of newspaper articles constituted “petitioning activity” within the meaning of Maine’s anti-SLAPP statute. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of Mainely Media’s special motion to dismiss, holding (1) the anti-SLAPP statute is not applicable to newspaper articles unless the newspaper is petitioning on its own behalf or unless the party seeking to invoke the anti-SLAPP statute is a party that used the newspaper to broadcast the party’s own petitioning activities; and (2) accordingly, the articles at issue on appeal did not constitute petitioning activity within the meaning of the anti-SLAPP statute. View "Gaudette v. Mainely Media, LLC" on Justia Law