S.6687 B Senator Skelos A.9652 M of A Lancman AN ACT relating to personal jurisdiction and enforceability of certain foreign judgments in cases involving defamation. THIS BILL … [Read more...] about The Libel Terrorism Protection Act
Free Speech & Libel Tourism
Publishers Welcome Ny Legislation To Fight ‘Libel Tourism’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith Platt (202) 220-4551 Deidre Huntington (202) 220-4550 Publishers Welcome NY Legislation to Fight ‘Libel Tourism’ Washington, DC, January 14, 2008: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) welcomed the … [Read more...] about Publishers Welcome Ny Legislation To Fight ‘Libel Tourism’
Against The Threat Of Libel Tourism
Please read the article in Dutch. … [Read more...] about Against The Threat Of Libel Tourism
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
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
Landing A Solid Counterpunch For Free Speech
Last August, I wrote a CFP column about the use of British courts to advance libel claims by Arabs to shut down criticism and analysis of their activities from journalists and authors. The phenomenon even has a name, “libel tourism”, because the … [Read more...] about Landing A Solid Counterpunch For Free Speech
The High Cost Of Free Speech
NEW YORK—On June 8, 2007, seven months after hearing arguments in my suit against Saudi billionaire Khaled bin Mahfouz—Ehrenfeld vs. bin Mahfouz—the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals established an important legal precedent, henceforward affecting … [Read more...] about The High Cost Of Free Speech
Critical 1st Amendment Case Headed To Appeal
New York, N.Y.--On November 8, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral argument in Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld's appeal of a lower court's dismissal of her critical lawsuit against Saudi financier Sheikh Khalid Salim … [Read more...] about Critical 1st Amendment Case Headed To Appeal
Ehrenfeld: International Libel Law Battle 'Is About Freedom Of Speech'
The legal battle between an American academic and billionaire Saudi Arabian businessman Sheikh Khalid Bin Mafhouz will decide whether writers in the United States will have the freedom to investigate and write about terrorism and its financing, or … [Read more...] about Ehrenfeld: International Libel Law Battle 'Is About Freedom Of Speech'
Judge Attacks Author Over Libel Tourism Allegation
A JUDGE has vigorously defended England's strict libel laws after awarding £30,000 to a Saudi billionaire and his sons over 23 copies of an American book imported into Britain. Mr Justice Eady accused an author of trying to "cash in" on the … [Read more...] about Judge Attacks Author Over Libel Tourism Allegation