Several weeks ago the New York State Court of Appeals began hearing arguments in a case with monumental and far-reaching implications for the protection of United States citizens abroad and the rights afforded by the First Amendment. The stakes are … [Read more...] about Last Stop On The Libel Tour
ACD in the Media
Financial Jihad
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, Director of the American Center for Democracy. She has a 25-year track-record of following terrorist financing, especially Islamic radical groups and states. In the late 1980’ she identified … [Read more...] about Financial Jihad
Libel Terrorism
Supporters of Islamic totalitarianism are using courts to silence their critics and advance their agendas as the American mainstream media barely take notice. Take the case of Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz [1], the billionaire alleged funder of … [Read more...] about Libel Terrorism
Where’s The Outrage Over Saudi Abuses?
Last year, this space related the story of a gang rape victim in Saudi Arabia who was sentenced to 90 lashes of the whip because she was alone in a car with a man to whom she was not married. At the time, this writer was stunned, but not surprised, … [Read more...] about Where’s The Outrage Over Saudi Abuses?
The Liberal Tourist: Silencing Free Speech
Litigious Saudi Arabians -- making use of plaintiff-friendly British libel laws -- have imposed major restrictions on free speech in Britain. British law is just the opposite of American law. In America, someone suing for libel has to show that the … [Read more...] about The Liberal Tourist: Silencing Free Speech
The Lights Go Out In Britain
The sinister police response to Islamist incitement (see post below) in which they tried to suppress the evidence of it in the interests of ‘community cohesion’ is unfortunately part of a far larger picture of terminal British cultural cringe and … [Read more...] about The Lights Go Out In Britain
Britain And The Us Are Not Shoulder To Shoulder Over Defamation
When it comes to libel, the US disagrees with the high court - and one American author is hoping to take advantage of it English libel law itself could face scrutiny in a US court, in a case brought by a US author in New York. Rachel Ehrenfeld's … [Read more...] about Britain And The Us Are Not Shoulder To Shoulder Over Defamation
New York Court Considers Free Speech Case
Media groups in the United States and Britain are awaiting the result of a decision by the highest court in New York State in the latest stage of a battle between an academic and a Saudi Arabian businessman who obtained a libel judgment against her … [Read more...] about New York Court Considers Free Speech Case
US Author Mounts ‘Libel Tourism’ Challenge
A ferocious attack on the "chilling effect" of the English law of libel and its use by wealthy "foreign tourists" will be mounted in a top US court today, with backing from organisations that represent a majority of the world's media. The case is … [Read more...] about US Author Mounts ‘Libel Tourism’ Challenge
State Court Of Appeals To Determine Long-Arm Laws
The state's highest court must decide under what circumstances New York's "long-arm" law can be invoked to give the state personal jurisdiction over someone who is not physically within the state. The Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday from … [Read more...] about State Court Of Appeals To Determine Long-Arm Laws