THE PROBLEM has lightheartedly come to be known as libel tourism, but the damage inflicted on the First Amendment and academic freedom is serious. Disgruntled subjects of articles or books produced and distributed almost exclusively in the United … [Read more...] about Attack Of The Libel Tourists: Weak Laws Abroad Threaten First Amendment Freedoms Here. Congress Coul
ACD in the Media
Rachel's Law
Frontpage Interview's guest today is Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, director of the American Center for the Democracy and author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed- and How to Stop It. She has written several other books and hundreds of articles. A … [Read more...] about Rachel's Law
‘Libel Tourism’ Threatens Free Speech: How To Stop Lawsuits Against Americans In British Courts
The farce of foreigners suing Americans for defamation in overseas forums, where the law does not sufficiently protect free speech, is so well-known that it has a fitting nickname: libel tourism. And London is its hot destination. Particularly since … [Read more...] about ‘Libel Tourism’ Threatens Free Speech: How To Stop Lawsuits Against Americans In British Courts
Libel Tourism Special: English Law Is Carter-Rucked
Even in the bleak midwinter of austerity Britain, one part of the tourism industry flourishes. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Justice Eady, foreign litigants still find London an irresistible destination. "Although it is fashionable to rail against … [Read more...] about Libel Tourism Special: English Law Is Carter-Rucked
Are English Courts Stifling Free Speech Around The World?
SEEN one way, it is nothing short of a scandal. Small non-British news outlets and humble non-British authors (in many cases catering almost wholly to a non-British public) are being sued in English courts by rich, mighty foes. The cost of litigation … [Read more...] about Are English Courts Stifling Free Speech Around The World?
A New York Rebellion Against Libel Imperialism
Brendan O'Neill meets the writers and publishers who have launched a war of independence from England's 'notorious, repulsive' libel laws. Rachel Ehrenfeld doesn't look like a fugitive. Petite, demure, and clad in the black skirt and blouse that is … [Read more...] about A New York Rebellion Against Libel Imperialism
An End To The Libel Tourist Trap: A Us Bill Should Put A Stop To ‘Libel Tourists’ – The Rich And Fam
In a spare half-hour while discussing bailing out American capitalism, the US House of Representatives recently voted through an extraordinary bill with far-reaching implications for Britain's courts. Yet it has received no publicity here and few of … [Read more...] about An End To The Libel Tourist Trap: A Us Bill Should Put A Stop To ‘Libel Tourists’ – The Rich And Fam
Defeating Libel Terrorism
There are many forms of terrorism, and violence is just one of them. The non-violent, incremental strategies used to achieve the Muslim Brotherhood's goal to "sabotage the west from within" are more insidious and more likely to be successful than … [Read more...] about Defeating Libel Terrorism
The Big Chill
It's September now and still warm, but the temperature is dropping steadily for those who seek to expose the money trails that underpin terrorism -- radical Muslim terrorism in particular. The chilling effect of foreign legal challenges already … [Read more...] about The Big Chill
‘Libel Tourism’: The Fix We Need
THE House of Representatives last month passed a bill to prohibit the recognition and enforcement of certain foreign defamation judgments. The Senate is expected to take it up soon. Yet the bill (HR 6146) is only a step in the right direction: It … [Read more...] about ‘Libel Tourism’: The Fix We Need