WASHINGTON (Tuesday, June 22, 2010) - The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee today introduced legislation to shield American authors, journalists and publishers from foreign libel lawsuits that would otherwise curb writersﾒ … [Read more...] about Leahy, Sessions Introduce Bill To Prevent Foreign Defamation Judgments
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Introduction Of The Securing The Protection Of Our Enduring And Established Constitutional Heritage ("Speech")
Two years ago the United Nations' Human Rights Committee observed a problem that "discourage[d] critical media reporting on matters of serious public interest, adversely affect[ed] the ability of scholars and journalists to publish their work," and … [Read more...] about Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Introduction Of The Securing The Protection Of Our Enduring And Established Constitutional Heritage ("Speech")
Support For The Speech Act
The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy The Honorable Jeff Sessions Chairman Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary … [Read more...] about Support For The Speech Act
Deterring Terrorists: What Israel Has Learned
"Only when not a single breach is visible in the iron wall, only then do extreme groups lose their sway, and influence transfers to moderate groups. Only then would these moderate groups come to us with proposals for mutual concessions." - Ze'ev … [Read more...] about Deterring Terrorists: What Israel Has Learned
A Legal Thriller In London
As the old adage goes, books have a life of their own. I learned this firsthand after publishing my third one, Funding Evil , which identified networks of criminals, billionaires, and state leaders who underwrite terrorism and political violence. Six … [Read more...] about A Legal Thriller In London
Abroad, Any Us Citizen Is Liable To Get Sued For Libel
IMAGINE THAT you, an American citizen, were asked for your views about a prominent American public figure by a California website. You responded and found yourself sued for libel by your fellow citizen not in the United States but in England and … [Read more...] about Abroad, Any Us Citizen Is Liable To Get Sued For Libel
Possible Ties To Murky Finance System Examined
WASHINGTON - An informal money-exchange network known as 'hawala' - a centuries-old system that operates outside conventional banking networks - is at the center of the investigation into three Pakistanis arrested Thursday in Massachusetts and Maine … [Read more...] about Possible Ties To Murky Finance System Examined
Defund The Taliban
Drug money is funding the Taliban's increasingly numerous and bolder attacks in Afghanistan. Yet, the United States has shifted its policy from eradicating poppy fields - the source of the high-grade cheap heroin that feeds at least 93% of the … [Read more...] about Defund The Taliban
Is Sharia Banking Safe For Canada?
With the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation releasing a report this week that may pave the way for widespread availability of Islamic financial instruments in Canada, including Sharia-compliant mortgages, an expert on Islamic banking is … [Read more...] about Is Sharia Banking Safe For Canada?
Libel On Tour
Within minutes Monday a legislative committee repudiated both Islamic and British law. Neither, perhaps, represents an immediate threat to justice in Louisiana, but it was not entirely an alarmist and xenophobic stunt when the committee approved two … [Read more...] about Libel On Tour