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Press Release For Immediate Release Date: August 21, 2025 Briefing Complete in George v. George : Court to Rule on Landmark Free Speech Case Within 60 Days Cambridge, OH – Briefing is now complete in Jonathan George v. Maegin Lee George (Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 25-CV-00167). Judge Daniel G. Padden is expected to issue a ruling within 60 days of August 21, 2025. The case raises fundamental questions about free speech, Ohio’s anti-SLAPP protections, an

Imagine you’ve just posted a pointed—but truthful—comment on Facebook about a local developer’s plan to destroy the neighborhood park. The next week a sheriff’s deputy shows up at your door with a thick envelope. You’ve been sued for defamation and the complaint demands six-figure damages. You feel sick: you can’t afford years of court battles or repeated days off work for depositions. That queasy, silencing feeling is exactly what “SLAPP” suits are designed to create.   A