Constitutional Law

Interesting title for a bill...

Eugene Volkh points out it's a rather strange title for legislation: The Libel Terrorism Protection Act. Is it protection for libels, for terrorists, for persons defaming a terrorist? Turns out it it would bar domestic enforcement of defamation judgments secured in places that don't have our first amendment. One of the ways to suppress a book these days is to bring or threaten defamation actions in, say, Great Britain, where they don't have NY Times v. Sullivan and its related doctrines.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).