The Michigan legislature passed a bill this week that would limit SLAPP suits. House Bill No. 5036 provides that if a defendant in a lawsuit makes a motion to dismiss, the court shall dismiss the case if either of the following applies: a. The action was based on the defendant’s exercise of constitutionally protected right…
Category: Laws
Judge weighs privacy of firms making political donations
Martiga Lohn reports: The future of a new Minnesota law that let the public know about polarizing political donations from Target Corp., Best Buy Co. and other companies rests with a federal judge who will decide whether to suspend the disclosure requirement on free speech grounds. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said Friday that he…
California passes notification content bill, but will Schwarzenegger sign it?
The California legislature passed an important breach notification bill authored by state Senator Joe Simitian this week, but will Governor Schwarzenegger veto this bill too, as he did the last time around in its previous incarnation? Senate Bill 1166 would mandate certain information about the breach be included in any notification. In a press release…
UK: Privacy law to stop rise in gagging orders by judges
Christopher Hope reports: Britain could get its first ever privacy law to stop judges creating one by stealth through the courts, a justice minister said. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Lord McNally suggested that the right to privacy could be enshrined in law after a number of celebrities were awarded so-called “super-injunctions” to…