libeltourism

FindLaw’s Writ: The Ehrenfeld/Mahfouz Case How "Libel Tourism" Undermines the First Amendment and, in the Internet Age, Compels An International Solution

 Wednesday, 26 December 2007, 16:42 Comments

A important case with major implications for US journalists sued under English libel law is working its way through the US courts, but few people are paying any attention to it…

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Newsday.com: Court: State law won’t protect terror author from libel judgment

 Wednesday, 26 December 2007, 16:38 Comments

"New York [state]’s highest court decided Thursday a state law can’t help a Manhattan author block a libel verdict brought against her in [the High Court in] London by a Saudi billionaire over her book ‘Funding Evil’"

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