Robinson v. V. D. (2024)

Citation: Robinson v. V. D. (2024)
Parent Document: Robinson v. V. D. (2024)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2024-11-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10282961/robinson-v-v-d/ ↗

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With respect to the present matter, our Supreme
       Court concluded that the defendant ‘‘has asserted a
       colorable claim that at least some of the statements
       forming the basis of the plaintiffs’ complaint were based
       on the defendant’s exercise of his right to petition the
       government, as contemplated by the anti-SLAPP stat-
       ute. Right to petition the government is defined in rele-
       vant part as communication in connection with an issue
       under consideration or review by a legislative, execu-
       tive, administrative, judicial or other governmental
       body. . . . General Statutes § 52-196 (a) (3) (A). A
       party seeking protection under the statute must show,
       by a preponderance of the evidence, that the exercise
       of that right is in connection with a matter of public
       concern, as defined in § 52-196a (a) (1). . . . Courts
       have found that mixed questions of private and public
       concerns may be protected under the first amendment
       and that the fact that a statement evolves from a per-
       sonal dispute does not preclude some aspect of it from
       touching [on] matters of public concern. . . .

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