New York Approves Libel Tourism Bill

by Lynn Andriani
Publishers Weekly
May 1, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/487/new-york-approves-libel-tourism-bill

Excerpt:

New York State Governor David Paterson signed a bill into law yesterday that will make it harder for "libel tourists" to threaten authors and publishers with foreign libel suits. The Libel Terrorism Protection Act prohibits the enforcement of a foreign libel judgment unless a New York court determines that it satisfies the free speech and free press protections guaranteed by the First Amendment and the New York State Constitution. It also allows New York courts, under certain circumstances, to exercise jurisdiction over non-residents who obtain foreign libel judgments against New Yorkers.

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