WASHINGTON (Tuesday, June 22, 2010) - The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee today introduced legislation to shield American authors, journalists and publishers from foreign libel lawsuits that would otherwise curb writersﾒ … [Read more...] about Leahy, Sessions Introduce Bill To Prevent Foreign Defamation Judgments
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Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Introduction Of The Securing The Protection Of Our Enduring And Established Constitutional Heritage ("Speech")
Two years ago the United Nations' Human Rights Committee observed a problem that "discourage[d] critical media reporting on matters of serious public interest, adversely affect[ed] the ability of scholars and journalists to publish their work," and … [Read more...] about Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Introduction Of The Securing The Protection Of Our Enduring And Established Constitutional Heritage ("Speech")