ACD in the Media

Rachel Ehrenfeld has led a campaign to protect authors sued for libel in countries where freedom-of-speech protections are not as strong as those in the U.S. It's called "libel tourism" — the practice of bringing a defamation lawsuit against an … [Read more...] about Limiting 'Libel Tourism'

It is a rare achievement these days for the Senate to pass anything of real substance by a unanimous vote. But an important bill that protects Americans from the whims of foreign libel judgments was passed earlier this week by unanimous consent. Once … [Read more...] about A Victory For Writing

New York Times writer Joe Sharkey insists that he never called the country of Brazil "Most idiot of all Idiots." Nor did he call the nation a "banana." But, it is no laughing matter to Sharkey, a long-time, highly influential columnist for the New … [Read more...] about NYT Columnist Faces Civil And Criminal Charges, But New Law May Get Him Off The Hook

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed - and How to Stop It, and founder of the movement against libel tourism, praised the United States Senate for passing the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established … [Read more...] about Speech Act Passes U.S. Senate By Unanimous Consent

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

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

Protesters outside the offices of Carter-Ruck, the London law firm that last year obtained a superinjunction for Trafigura, an oil trading company When Peter Carter-Ruck, Britain's most famous libel lawyer, died in 2003, it was as if an era had … [Read more...] about Libel Law: Agog At The Gag

LONDON -- Amid growing concerns that England's tough libel laws stifle free speech, a parliamentary committee on Wednesday will recommend broad changes that would make it harder to bring lawsuits and prevent foreigners from using English courts for … [Read more...] about Foreign-Based Lawsuits Prompt England To Rethink Libel Laws

The Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing Tuesday morning voiced support for legislation that would attempt to deter foreign libel lawsuits against American authors and publishers but left the door open to further negotiation about specific … [Read more...] about Senate Committee Debates Libel Tourism Law