tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post7953246488729449441..comments2023-12-31T06:41:45.412-08:00Comments on Gary Robert Scott: Anti-anti-SLAPP legislation in SacramentoGary Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164233287474327699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-16568177491167016542009-05-10T21:59:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:59:00.000-07:00I'm a big fan of open government and suing for doc...I'm a big fan of open government and suing for documents, but I'm not sure the court made the wrong call here. As CalAware's own letter makes clear, the unedited tape of the meeting was readily available to anyone. For most reporters, that's usually enough. Some other non-journalism motives seem to be at play here.<br /><br />In CalAware's own words:<br /><br />But the trial court dismissed our action upon the district’s special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP law, concluding in effect that the board majority’s right to express its opinion through a resolution of censure (contrary to its own policy) was superior to that of the trustee it censured, and that the superintendent’s editing of the video recording violated neither public records nor free speech law since the original recording was available intact at the district office for whoever wished to view it.<br /><br />The California Court of Appeal agreed and upheld the trial court’s judgment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com