US senators Joe Lieberman and Arlen Specter have introduced the Free Speech Protection Act to the Senate. The act is designed to protect journalists, and would give courts the ability to bar enforcement of foreign libel judgments if the material at issue would not constitute libel under US law.
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Lieberman and Specter introduce ‘libel tourism bill’
US senators Joe Lieberman and Arlen Specter have introduced the Free Speech Protection Act to the Senate. The act is designed to protect journalists, and would give courts the ability to bar enforcement of foreign libel judgments if the material at issue would not constitute libel under US law.
18 Feb 09
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