Mayor Sottile v. Richters [1]

James Sottile, the mayor of Kingston, New York, sued Clark Richters, an unemployed maintenance man and cable public access producer, for defamation after Richters posted an entry to his blog, Ulster County Politics [2], that incorrectly stated that Sottile would be indicted for bid-rigging. Sottile filed his claim in New York state court, asking for $100,000 in damages.

Richters took down the post (and his entire blog) and apologized to Sottile.  According to the Daily Freeman [3], Richters has moved to dismiss Sottile's claims under New York's anti-SLAPP laws [4].

Update: 

7/8/09 - Richters published a retraction and apology [5] (updated page available here [6]), apparently as part of a settlement.