In the Supreme Court of the United States, Mebo International, Inc., petitioner, v. Shinya Yamanaka, respondent : on petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit : reply brief for petitioner

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Schiffer, Eric M., author

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With respect to cases involving state laws providing an expedited mechanism for dismissing suits aimed at suppressing legitimate speech by imposing the burdens of litigation (anti-Strategic Lawsuit...

With respect to cases involving state laws providing an expedited mechanism for dismissing suits aimed at suppressing legitimate speech by imposing the burdens of litigation (anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation laws, or "anti-SLAPP statutes"), the question presented is "whether federal courts in diversity should apply the unique procedural mechanisms of state anti-SLAPP statutes or must adhere to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"--page 3.

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