U.S. Congress - S.3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act
S.3518 - Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments in United States Courts where those judgments undermine the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and to provide a cause of action for declaratory judgment relief against a party who has brought a successful foreign defamation action whose judgment undermines the first amendment. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments in United States Courts where those judgments undermine the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and to provide a cause of action for declaratory judgment relief against a party who has brought a successful foreign defamation action whose judgment undermines the first amendment. as introduced.
- Short: Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act as introduced.
- Short: SPEECH Act as introduced.
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6/22/2010--Introduced.Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act or SPEECH Act - Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation unless the domestic court determines that: (1) the defamation law applied inOfficial Summary
6/22/2010--Introduced.Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act or SPEECH Act - Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation unless the domestic court determines that:(1) the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press in that case as would be provided by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and by the constitution and law of the state in which the domestic court is located; or
(2) even if the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication did not provide this much protection for freedom of speech and press, the party opposing recognition or enforcement of that foreign judgment would have been found liable for defamation by a domestic court applying the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the constitution and law of the state in which the domestic court is located. Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation against the provider of an interactive computer service unless the domestic court determines that the judgment would be consistent with provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 affording protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material, if the information that is the subject of the judgment had been provided in the United States. Specifies circumstances for removal by a defendant to the appropriate U.S. district court, without regard to the amount in controversy, of any action brought in a state domestic court to enforce a foreign judgment for defamation. Provides that any U.S. person, against whom a foreign judgment is entered on the basis of the content of any writing, utterance, or other speech by that person that has been published, may bring an action in district court for a declaration that the foreign judgment is repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that, for purposes of pleading a cause of action for a declaratory judgment, a foreign judgment for defamation or any similar offense shall constitute a case of actual controversy under the federal judicial code.
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The Unruly of Law: UPDATE: Libel Tourism Bill Awaits President ...
The Senate previously passed S. 3518, co-sponsored by Sens. Pat Lahey (D-Vt.) & Jeff Sessions (R.-Ala.), which was sent to the House for reconciliaton before heading to the White House for President Obama's signature. ...
IPM: Senate Passes SPEECH Act
S. 3518, the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, is also known as the "SPEECH Act". Under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abridging the freedom of speech and of the press is ...
The Unruly of Law: UPDATE: Full Senate Endorses Libel Tourism Bill
By a unanimous voice vote, the Senate yesterday approved S. 3518, the so-called SPEECH (Securing the Protection of our Enduring Established Constitutional Heritage) bill co-sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. ...
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