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HUGHES v. CAPITAL CITY PRESS, L.L.C.

NUMBER 2021 CA 0201.

332 So.3d 1198 (2021)

Jeff HUGHES v. CAPITAL CITY PRESS, L.L.C. d/b/a The Advocate.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: December 7, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Sternberg , Marcia Suzanne Montero , Michael S. Finkelstein , Graham Williams , New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Capital City Press, L.L.C. d/b/a The Advocate.

John H. Smith , Loren D. Shanklin , Alicia M. Sosa , Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee, Jeff Hughes.

Ford Barry Marionneaux , Elizabeth M. Mayeaux , Plaquemine, LA, Anthony M. "Tony" Clayton , Port Allen, LA, Katie M. Schwartzmann , New Orleans, LA, Amicus Curiae Counsel for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND WILLIAMS, JJ.

In this defamation action, defendant, Capital City Press, L.L.C. d/b/a The Advocate ("The Advocate"), appeals from the judgment of the trial court, denying its special motion to strike pursuant to La. C.C.P. art. 971, known as Louisiana's anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ("anti-SLAPP") statute,

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