Smith v. Supple

Summary

The court held that a trial court’s denial of a special motion to dismiss under Connecticut’s anti-SLAPP statute is an immediately appealable final judgment when the defendant presents a colorable claim of a statutory right to avoid litigation. The defendants made such a claim because their campus flyers could plausibly constitute protected association concerning community well-being and race relations. The appeal was transferred to the Appellate Court for further proceedings limited to the remaining issues.