No. 23-1328

Lower Court: New York

Docketed: 2024-06-20

Status: Denied

Type: Paid

Response Waived

Tags: anti-slapp constitutional-rights defamation first-amendment jury-trial public-figure public-figures seventh-amendment

Latest Conference: 2024-09-30

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is the New York anti-SLAPP statute unconstitutional as a violation of the First Amendment's distinction between private figures and public figures, as long established by this Court?

2. Is the New York statute unconstitutional as an infringement upon the right of a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment?

3. The right to file a court complaint is petitioning activity protected by the First Amendment. By imposing heightened pleading standards, and the mandatory award of legal fees against a plaintiff, does the statute violate the First Amendment by unduly burdening that right?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the New York anti-SLAPP statute unconstitutional?