California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Barasch v. Distribution, B275758, B277999 (Cal. App. 2018):
We "engage[ ] in a two-step process, determining first whether the defendant made a threshold showing that the challenged cause of action is one arising out of acts done in furtherance of the defendant's exercise of a right to petition or free speech under the United States or California Constitution in connection with a public issue, as defined in the statute; and if so, whether the plaintiff has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim." (Jespersen v. Zubiate-Beauchamp (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 624, 628.)
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