Monday, November 13, 2006
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
NY Sun: A British Court's Libel Judgment Is Reviewed by American Judges, Saudi Sued Ehrenfeld Over Allegations - '...Publishers and news organizations are bound to read the American court's forthcoming decision in the case. The case comes at a time of raised interest in "libel tourism"— the phenomenon of foreigners filing libel suits in British courts based on claims that American judges would quickly
toss out on First Amendment grounds. Whether American courts can block those judgments, or at least certain of their provisions, is a question none of the judges yesterday appeared especially eager to tackle. And the court expressed little interest in the First Amendment concerns that legal observers say are present in the case...'
