Mass. Anti-SLAPP Law Is Unconstitutional, 1st Circ. Told

By Brian Amaral · May 5, 2017, 4:14 PM EDT

A Massachusetts law protecting First Amendment speech and petitioning from lawsuits — called an anti-SLAPP law — is currently unconstitutional because it deprives plaintiffs of their rights to a trial by...

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Case Information

Case Title

Steinmetz, et al v. Coyle & Caron, Inc.

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

4360 Other Personal Injury

Date Filed

August 03, 2016

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