Harkins v. Atlanta Humane Society

Miller, Judge.

In Atlanta Humane Society v. Harkins, 278 Ga. 451 (603 SE2d 289) (2004), the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed this Court’s holding that Georgia’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute provides substantive defamation-lawsuit protection for individuals who exercise their right of free speech on matters of public concern. See id. at 454 (1); Harkins v. Atlanta Humane Society, 264 Ga. App. 356, 360 (1) (590 SE2d 737) (2003); see also OCGA § 9-11-11.1 (b). However, the Supreme Court remanded the case to this Court with the direction that we “examine…