Thomas Burke

On October 9, 2025, an en banc Ninth Circuit panel unanimously held that the denial of a special motion to strike under California's anti-SLAPP statute is no longer immediately appealable in the Ninth Circuit under the...more In May of 2021, the California Supreme Court in Administrative Order 2021-05-26 announced a rule change to make it easier for the public to view clemency files for twice-convicted felons. The new rule rejects the decades-old...more Earlier this month, President Biden issued two executive orders designed to address risks allegedly posed by Chinese technology companies. One order rescinds President Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat, and other Chinese...more In 2019, California’s appellate courts issued 42 published opinions interpreting the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. Cal. Civ. Proc. § 425.16 et. seq. Litigants filed at least 435 anti-SLAPP motions in California’s trial courts...more