SPEECH Act. : The Federal Response to "Libel Tourism"

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Courts.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

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text file

Summary:

Provides background on libel tourism, the phenomenon in which litigants can recover damages in foreign countries as a result of speech that would be protected by the U.S. Constitution. Discusses distinctions between U.S. and English libel laws with regard to obtaining defamation judgments overseas, and examines key cases and rational for legislative action. Reviews principles governing recognition of foreign judgments in U.S. courts, and overview of nonrecognition provision in State libel tourism laws. Examines P.L. 111-223, the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act (SPEECH Act), to prohibit State and Federal courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign defamation judgments that are inconsistent with constitutional protections and Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. SPEECH Act

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