I previously blogged on the New York libel tourism prevention law and how Rep Peter King (R-NY) introduced federal legislation that would serve the same purpose. See New York steps up to the plate – passes “Libel Terrorism Protection Act”.
Aside from its stupidly Orwellian name, the Act is a brilliant piece of legislation. Apparently, Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman agree. See Foreign Courts Take Aim at Our Free Speech. There can’t be too much controversy when even Joe Lieberman agrees with me on a free speech issue.
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[…] NYT Editorial on Libel Tourism This Sunday’s New York Times ran an editorial, ‘Libel Tourism’: When Freedom of Speech Takes a Holiday. When plaintiffs file defamation suits in U.S. courts, they always have the First Amendment looking over their shoulders. Defamation suits in the U.K. have no such encumbrances. Accordingly, a few sleazy defamation plaintiffs learned that they may as well file in the U.K. As a result, New York passed a state law that prohibits libel tourism judgments from being enforced in that state. See New York steps up to the plate – passes “Libel Terrorism Protection Act” Congress is working on a similar measure. […]
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