ACD in the Media

Seattle, WV (Special to HNN) - If you can't get a publication or media organization to correct or retract a defamatory or malicious statement, then the only alternative may be litigation. Chances of winning in court depend where you sue and where you … [Read more...] about Fighting Back: Libel: It’s What You Say And When And Where You Say It

"For far too long London has been the libel capital of the world," says Mark Stephens, a London lawyer. A bill passing through the Californian legislature is the latest attempt in the US to outlaw so-called libel tourism, where plaintiffs come to … [Read more...] about California Moves To End Libel Tourism

Why is there so little media investigation of the financing behind Barack Obama's early political sponsor - and now convicted felon - Tony Rezko? The dual US-Syrian citizen Rezko--who assisted Obama in the purchase of his Chicago mansion--was … [Read more...] about Uk Libel Chills Media Investigations

Plans to control defamation proceedings costs were announced by the Government today, as concerns were raised that not enough has been done to protect the media's freedom of expression. Justice minister Bridget Prentice said that excessive costs and … [Read more...] about Move To Control Costs In Defamation Cases (UK)

Meet Khalid bin Mahfouz, libel tourist. This rich Saudi didn't like what Rachel Ehrenfeld wrote about him in her 2003 book Funding Terrorism, so he sued her. She heads a small New York City-based think tank dedicated to uncovering the sources of … [Read more...] about The Terror Spectator: Tourist Trap

Sometimes it seems that globalization, like some medieval king, has given the world many more unintended offspring than rightful heirs. Miseries are globalized, too. Case in point: The U.S. practice known among lawyers as forum shopping. That's when … [Read more...] about Beating The Press In The Globalized Age

Some public figures are using England's plaintiff-friendly laws to go after books they don't like. New York and Illinois have come to the defense of U.S. writers. Congress and California should too. April 9, 2009 Before the American Revolution, a … [Read more...] about Libel Over There — And Over Here

British courts' plaintiff-friendly libel system strikes at U.S. protections. After taking in a libel law panel the other night in Beverly Hills, I'm ready to stipulate: Nicolas Cage did not steal a Chihuahua. Britney Spears did not make a sex tape. … [Read more...] about Free Speech, Celebrities And Ugly Truths

Backgrounder #2244 "Libel tourism" is the exploitation of foreign countries' permissive libel laws and weak speech protections to circumvent American authors' First Amendment rights. The technique is particularly favored by those who are linked to … [Read more...] about Combating Libel Tourism: Federal Efforts Needed By Andrew M. Grossman

In a far-reaching ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada gave its blessing to a new defense against libel that applies to journalists responsibly reporting on stories deemed to be of public interest. The decision is being hailed by free speech advocates … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Ruling Establishes New Libel Protection