Explore 26 first amendment free speech court cases in California. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Dion v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dion, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber published statem...
Online reviews protected as opinion, not defamation
Clarke v. Yu, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Clarke, sued the defendant, Yu, for defamation after Yu posted negative revie...
Statements of Fact vs. Opinion in Defamation Case
Clapkin v. Levin, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Clapkin, sued the defendant, Levin, for defamation after Levin published ...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Jacobs v. Papez, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jacobs, sued the defendant, Papez, for defamation after Papez posted alleg...
LA zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses struck down as unconstitutional
Fix the City, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. Fix the City, Inc. challenged the City of Los Angeles's zoni...
Sheriff Not Liable for Excessive Force in Arrest
Bagby v. Davis, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant sheriff for alleged excessive force ...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Gerard v. Cuevas, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gerard, sued the defendant, Cuevas, for defamation after Cuevas posted ...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claims Due to Statute of Limitations
Navellier v. Putnam, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the plaintiff...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Iloff v. LaPaille, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Iloff, sued the defendant, LaPaille, for defamation after LaPaille po...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Eng v. Opperman, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eng, sued the defendant, Opperman, for defamation, alleging that Opperm...
Defamation claim partially succeeds as some statements ruled factual assertions.
Berstein v. Sebring, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Bernstein, sued the defendant, Sebring, for defamation after Sebring made a...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Publisher
Andrews v. Wagner, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 3, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Andrews, sued the defendant, Wagner, for defamation after Wagner poste...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Noon v. Fuentes, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Noon, sued the defendant, Fuentes, for defamation after Fuentes publishe...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Sproul v. Vallee, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sproul, sued the defendant, Vallee, for defamation after Vallee posted...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Park v. Guisti, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Park, sued the defendant, Guisti, for defamation after Guisti posted all...
Netflix's 'One Taste' Documentary Not Defamatory; Court Rules for Netflix
Onetaste Incorporated v. Netflix, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Onetaste Incorporated, sued Netflix, Inc. for de...
Statements alleging fraud found to be factual assertions, not protected opinion
Snover v. Gupta, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Snover, sued the defendant, Gupta, for defamation after Gupta published...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claim
Baer v. Tedder, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Baer, sued the defendant, Tedder, for defamation after Tedder published ...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim Against Online Publisher
Evleshin v. Meyer, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Evleshin, sued the defendant, Meyer, for defamation after Meyer posted...
Statements about child predator not actionable defamation as protected opinion
Backlund v. Stone, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Backlund, sued the defendant, Stone, for defamation after Stone publis...
California appeals court allows defamation suit to proceed over online posts
Murphy v. Pina, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 16, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Murphy, sued the defendant, Pina, for defamation after Pina posted allege...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California's Top-Two Primary System
Alliance San Diego v. California Taxpayers Action Network, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court'...
Statements on Social Media Deemed Non-Actionable Opinion
Ahn v. Parisotto, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ahn, sued the defendant, Parisotto, for defamation after Parisotto po...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Fennessy v. Altoonian, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fennessy, sued the defendant, Altoonian, for defamation after Al...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Atlas v. Davidyan, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Atlas, sued the defendant, Davidyan, for defamation after Davidyan post...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Statements
Gogal v. Deng, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Gogal, sued the defendant, Deng, for defamation after Deng posted allegedly f...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 first amendment free speech cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding first amendment free speech cases in California include: calctapp (26 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 19, Plaintiff Win: 6, Mixed: 1.