Opening Arguments

OA765: Kathy Griffin SLAPPs Back At Being Sued in Faraway Places (feat. Ari Cohn)

Liz and Andrew welcome First Amendment lawyer Ari Cohn to help break down an important lawsuit involving Kathy Griffin, personal jurisdiction, and frivolous SLAPP lawsuits. NOTES Johnson v. Griffin Docket <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63264613/johnson-v-griffin/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63264613/johnson-v-griffin/</a> Johnson v. Griffin Complaint <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242.1.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242.1.0.pdf</a> Trial Court Opinion <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242.32.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242/gov.uscourts.tnmd.90242.32.0.pdf</a> TechFreedom writeup <a href="https://techfreedom.org/protect-internet-users-from-slapps-techfreedom-tells-sixth-circuit/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://techfreedom.org/protect-internet-users-from-slapps-techfreedom-tells-sixth-circuit/</a>  -Support us on Patreon at: <a href="http://patreon.com/law">patreon.com/law</a>   -Follow us on Twitter:  <a href="https://twitter.com/openargs">@Openargs</a>   -Facebook:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/openargs/">https://www.facebook.com/openargs/</a>   -For show-related questions, check out the <a href="http://openargswiki.wikidot.com/">Opening Arguments Wiki</a>, which now has its own Twitter feed!  <a href="http://twitter.com/oawiki">@oawiki</a>   -And finally, remember that you can email us at <a href="mailto:openarguments@gmail.com">openarguments@gmail.com</a>

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