ACD in the Media

Washington, DC, May 1, 2008: The U.S. publishing industry warmly welcomed the signing of a bill in New York that will make it harder for "libel tourists" to threaten authors and publishers with foreign libel suits. The new law, the "Libel Terrorism … [Read more...] about Publishers Applaud Signing Of New York Libel Tourism Bill

Late in 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion which, for the first time in our history, starkly distinguished American protection of speech from that of England. Two union members had been convicted of assaulting non-union truck drivers. The … [Read more...] about Foreign Law And The First Amendment

It's hard to think of anything more critical these days than information about terrorists, and a bill on Gov. Paterson's desk would help keep it flowing. The Libel Terrorism Protection Act basically would make authors immune to defamation suits in … [Read more...] about Sign Rachel's Law

Frontpage Interview's guest today is Dan Kornstein, a lawyer who has excelled in his career in New York City for 35 years. A founding partner of Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP, he graduated from Yale Law School after serving in the Vietnam … [Read more...] about Libel Terrorism Protection Act – Interview With Daniel Kornstein

Islamofascism: Suicide bombs aren't the only chilling weapon Islamists are using in their war to the death with Western civilization. Exploiting the free world's laws on libel and so-called hate speech, they intimidate truth-telling writers. When … [Read more...] about Free Speech Vs. Lawsuit Terrorism

This spring, Encounter Books is publishing "Willful Blindness: a Memoir of the Jihad," by Andrew McCarthy, who helped prosecute the "blind sheik" Omar Abdel-Rahman and other jihadists. I recently received a message from someone who helps distribute … [Read more...] about Terrorizing Publishing

Paterson should sign law to prevent foreign libel laws from applying to New Yorkers. In societies in which people govern themselves and hold public officials accountable, the ability to freely gather and share information is critical. But government … [Read more...] about One Signature Away From Protecting Freedom

ALBANY - State legislators voted unanimously this week for legislation that would protect authors and publishers in New York from libel judgments won by plaintiffs in foreign countries with standards that are less stringent than in the United States. … [Read more...] about ‘Libel Tourism’ Bill Protecting Authors Passed By Legislators

Rinat Akhmetov, a Ukrainian energy tycoon ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's 214th richest billionaire, is no stranger to England's libel courts. He has launched successful actions in London over the past year against Kyiv Post and Obozrevatel, … [Read more...] about English Courts In The Dock On "Libel Tourism"

RACHEL's LAW unanimously Passed by NY Legislators Thank you all for supporting the bill. New York State Assembly, 25TH District / / New York State Senate,9 District Assemblyman Rory I .Lancman Sen. Dean G. Skelos Legislature Passes Libel Terrorism … [Read more...] about Legislature Passes Libel Terrorism Protection Act