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Weekly Briefs: Walter Dellinger dies at 80; lawyer's 'succubustic' comment deemed protected speech

Weekly Briefs: Walter Dellinger dies at 80; lawyer's 'succubustic' comment deemed protected speech
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Alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for editorials chronicling criminal justice reform > News > USC Dornsife

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Threats of sham lawsuit against well-known singer constitute a crime, 9th Circuit says


Threats of sham lawsuit against well-known singer constitute a crime, 9th Circuit says
 
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Threats of baseless litigation can amount to extortion under the Hobbs Act, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco ruled Tuesday.
In its opinion, the appeals court affirmed the conviction of Benjamin Koziol, who threatened to sue singer Andy Grammer over allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and assault and battery if the well-known entertainer did not settle with him for $1 million.
Koziol had argued that the threat of litigation, even when “frivolous, meritless or made in bad faith,” can never constitute “wrongful” conduct under the Hobbs Act, which prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce. The court, however, concluded “that there is no statutory, constitutional or policy basis to support Koziol’s argument that threats of sham litigation are categorical ....

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