The zeal with which Colleen LaRose , aka "Jihad Jane," (above) pursued a fatwa to kill the publishers of the "Mohammed cartoons" - 12 drawings of a turban-wearing bearded man with a bomb, released in 2005 in Denmark , Sweden and elsewhere - comes as … [Read more...] about Jihad Jane’s Allies In The Courts
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld
If We Want To Protect America’s Airports, We Must Profile
The Christmas Day attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 brought our minds sharply back to the threat our nation faces on a daily basis from terrorist organizations and financiers. In 2003, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, … [Read more...] about If We Want To Protect America’s Airports, We Must Profile
Ehrenfeld: Ending British Abridgement Of Free Expression
Americans deserve immunity from 'libel tourism' The Senate Judiciary Committee recently concluded during a hearing on the Free Speech Protection Act (S.449) on Feb. 23 that "foreign libel lawsuits are chilling Americans' First Amendment rights." The … [Read more...] about Ehrenfeld: Ending British Abridgement Of Free Expression
America Must Defend Its Writers
A bill in Congress is aiming to protect US-based authors from overseas libel judgments, not change British laws The US Senate judiciary committee recently concluded that "foreign libel lawsuits are chilling Americans' first amendment rights", during … [Read more...] about America Must Defend Its Writers
The British Threat To American Free Speech
The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to protect American writers from the threat of suppressive libel lawsuits in the U.K. The recent movement to change British libel laws to allow for greater freedom of expression has its origins in New York … [Read more...] about The British Threat To American Free Speech
Rescue Writers From Scourge Of Libel Tourism
Paul Williams has lived in Pennsylvania all his life. Yet with pretrial proceedings that begin today, Canadian libel laws now threaten to ruin him financially. Williams is a National Book Award-winning writer whose 2006 ￩xpos￩, "The Dunces of … [Read more...] about Rescue Writers From Scourge Of Libel Tourism
Brazil Threatens Americans’ Free Speech
Americans writers' free expression is under attack by foreign courts. In the most recent assault, a Brazilian widow is suing an American reporter in a Brazilian court for allegedly defaming the entire nation of Brazil. She claims Joseph M. Sharkey, a … [Read more...] about Brazil Threatens Americans’ Free Speech
English Libel Laws Facilitate Libel Tourism
English libel laws dating back to 1849 allow foreigners to sue other foreigners in English courts a practice known as "libel tourism". in addition, England's plaintiff-friendly libel law is at loggerheads with American principles of free speech … [Read more...] about English Libel Laws Facilitate Libel Tourism
Libel Tourism Deterred
READER MAIL Libel Tourism Deterred By Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld Director, American Center for Democracy (ACD) LIBEL TOURISM AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT Re: Aaron Eitan Meyer's Islamist Lawfare: The Saudi billionaire and serial "libel tourist" Khalid bin … [Read more...] about Libel Tourism Deterred
'Libel Tourism' And Free Speech
Madam, As the only American author who stood up to Khalid bin Mahfouz's campaign to silence American writers and publishers, I would like to note that the Saudi billionaire did not win his many libel lawsuits in the UK on merit, as your newspaper … [Read more...] about 'Libel Tourism' And Free Speech