Re: S. 3518 Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Sessions: I write to you to endorse S. 3518, the "Securing and Protecting our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage," also known as the SPEECH Act. The passage of this bill, which does … [Read more...] about Endorsement Of S.3518, The Speech Act
Contributor: Floyd Abrams
Abroad, Any Us Citizen Is Liable To Get Sued For Libel
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
Through The Looking Glass
English libel law turns US protection for free speech on its head. Floyd Abrams considers how the UK became an international libel capital English defamation law is under fire. Last July, the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed "concern" … [Read more...] about Through The Looking Glass
Foreign Law And The First Amendment
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
Letter To Governor Paterson In Support Of The Libel Terrorism Protection Act
Dear Governor Paterson: I write to you to urge you to sign into law the Libel Terrorism Protection Act. The bill has received so much support from so many diverse sources that I will not devote much space to why it is so needed. Any proposed … [Read more...] about Letter To Governor Paterson In Support Of The Libel Terrorism Protection Act