Libel Tourism

President Obama to Sign SPEECH Act Today

August 10th, 2010

President Barack Obama will sign the SPEECH Act, sponsored by Congressman Steve Cohen, into law today at 12:10 PM CST. The SPEECH Act puts an end to “libel tourism”, the practice of exploiting plaintiff-friendly defamation laws in foreign countries in an attempt to silence or intimidate American journalists, authors and publishers. “Libel tourism threatens to [...]

Congressman Steve Cohen’s SPEECH Act Passes the House

July 27th, 2010

Congressman Steve Cohen’s Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act has passed the House of Representatives for the second time. The United States Senate amended and passed the bill unanimously last week, requiring a second vote in the House of Representatives to approve the changes before President Obama signs it [...]