In what circumstances will the anti-SLAPP statute protect a plaintiff from civil liability arising from good faith communications to a government agency?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Adelson v. Harris, 774 F.3d 803 (2nd Cir. 2014):

It was stated, however, in John v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist., 125 Nev. 746, 219 P.3d 1276 (2009), that the anti-SLAPP statute only protects citizens who petition the government from civil liability arising from good-faith communications to a government agency. Id. at 753, 219 P.3d 1276 (emphasis in original). The import of the italicized phrase appears to us ambiguous. While it may well be read in context to underscore the statutory requirement of good faith, the stress does not end there.

[774 F.3d 811]

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