Sentences with phrase «us libel law»

Trump has made it clear that he is not a fan of the media, and has said that if he becomes president he intends to «open up» libel laws to make it easier to sue the press for reporting certain things.

For one thing, there is no federal libel law for Trump to «open up.»

«There is no federal libel law for Trump to amend or change, and thus no role for the President at all,» Abrams said.

«Fifty states have their own libel laws; the federal government has none.»

«So when Trump says he wants to «open up» libel law, he really means (if he has the slightest knowledge of the law) that he wants to open up — to change — the First Amendment, which, beginning in 1964, has been held to require in cases brought by public figures, proof that what was said was false, and that the newspaper knew or suspected that it was false.

And the real estate tycoon's recent announcement about how he planned to «open up» U.S. libel laws if elected arguably also falls into this category.

The President - elect is a man who has said he needs to «open up» libel laws in order to make it easier to sue newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post.

Not because it threatens national security, or features royal breasts, but because of our uniquely obliging libel laws.

Free speech is limited everywhere by slander laws, libels laws, hate laws, and other civil and criminal laws.

You also have to be aware of UK libel laws for you and the company to be safeguarded from any violation.

Nobody has ever tested the constitutionality of veggie libel laws but I don't know anyone who thinks they will stand up in court — free speech and all that.

Most lawyers I know think that food libel laws will not hold up in court.

A statement issued by Nana Ato Dadzie and George Loh, lawyers for the three, said the sentence was «harsh and excessive», adding: «We also do not believe that citizens of Ghana ought to be committed to prison for infractions on free expression especially in light of the repeal of the criminal libel law.

«If passed, it could provide a model in libel law for countries across the world, and secure the biggest shake up of English libel law for a generation.»

The House of Lords have passed the Defamation Act, after a three - year campaign calling for the reform of Britain's libel laws.

The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»

Let's march till meaning is given to the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law... Mugabe and Co must be set free, the President must speak now,» a circular from the supporters said.

To commit citizens of Ghana to jail on account of what they have said at a time when democratic societies are moving away from such a practice would appear to roll back all the gains made since the repeal of the criminal libel law.

Sunder - on your final point, PEN and Index on Censorship are about to publish the report in our inquiry into libel laws.

President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that his administration will review the nation's libel laws, calling the current laws «a sham and a disgrace.»

It would be great if we could develop a cross-party consensus on libel law reform.

Kufuor was a supporter of press freedom and repealed a libel law, though maintained that the media had to act responsibly.

But he seemed to disparage the tone of Trump's bid for the White House, and his proposals to create a registry of Muslim citizens, to «open up the libel laws» to make it more difficult for journalists to publish critical articles, to appoint Supreme Court justices who might reverse the recent gay marriage decision and — of course — to deport millions of undocumented immigrants

Moreover, libel laws are more stringently enforced by the courts, and campaigning is tightly controlled by centralised party machines.

I know there are some who take issue with the media on several fronts, and even go so far as to criticise me for my part in the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law, for it made the media «too free».

- The review of libel laws to protect freedom of speech.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the WAMC Locked Box, President Donald Trump wanting to take a look at libel laws, and an op - ed in the New York Times where, in Germany, some are calling for Angela Merkel to step aside.

This was the sort of case which showed up exactly how inadequate our libel laws are when confronted with rumour - mongering of this scale on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Plans to reform Britain's arcane libel laws have been thrown into doubt after the House of Lords last night approved amendments introduced to the Defamation Bill by the film producer Lord Puttnam - Independent

In turn, bin Mahfouz sued Ehrenfeld for libel in Britain because of the country's less restrictive libel laws.

Tags: Dean Skelos, khalid bin mahfouz, libel law, nick cohen, rachel ehrenfeld, Rory Lancman, speech act, the guardian

«That is why, as Attorney General, under the government of the great Ghanaian statesman, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, I led the process, in Parliament, for the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law.

The long - overdue reform of English libel law and its chilling effect on free speech has begun, but the battle isn't won yet, warns Simon Singh

The law in Australia, the US and other countries does not discourage scientists from writing about companies, and the hope is that English libel law will move closer to these models.

Worse still, it is a matter of shame and embarrassment that English libel law is used to silence scientists overseas.

Other scientists, science journalists and journals have also been subjected to legal actions and threats, and the libel law of England and Wales has earned a reputation for being anti-free speech and for silencing scientific debate and criticism.

Last month, however, after two years of campaigning by scientists and free speech activists, the UK government published a draft defamation bill, the first step on the road to reforming English libel law.

The most important thing is to establish a public - interest defence in English and Welsh libel law, so that doctors and scientists can present their data without being sued.

English libel law was used to threaten me, but I had to speak out, says Peter Wilmshurst, the cardiologist sued for voicing safety concerns

The long - overdue reform of English libel law and its chilling effect on free speech has begun, but the battle isn't won yet

Simon Singh rightly draws attention to proposed reforms to English libel law (2 April, p 26).

But the publicity surrounding the scientists being sued and several other recent cases involving nonresearchers has led the U.K. government to take a hard look at the nation's libel laws.

Several high - profile lawsuits have prompted prominent researchers and U.K. groups such as Index on Censorship and Sense about Science to complain that U.K. libel laws — and the high costs of defending a libel action — are forcing researchers and scientific journals to censor or edit academic material.

There are calls for reforms to British libel laws after researchers were sued in the United Kingdom for discussing or writing about controversial matters.

The group's report, delivered at the end of March, recommended major changes to the U.K.'s libel laws, several of which could give researchers more protection from lawsuits.

In an earlier report on 10 December, the The Times noted how Britain's libel laws were also influencing the decisions of scientific journals, quoting British Medical Journal Editor Fiona Godlee:

But since the burden of proof in English libel law lies with the accused, it bizarrely fell to Lipstadt and her legal team to demonstrate that one of the defining events of the century did indeed transpire.»

Publishing Perspectives has been provided with a translated transcript of the session, and at an especially fortuitous moment: as our regular readers know, Macmillan author Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House has triggered a cease - and - desist letter from Donald Trump along with the president's talk of taking a «strong look» at US libel laws.

Well - respected Mac developer Daniel Jalkut (MarsEdit, amongst others) heads in the opposite direction, explaining how libel laws might be considered in Vaughan and comiXology's actions in the whole matter.

He brought the suit [in Britain] because British libel law puts the burden on the defendants — in this case, Ms. Lipstadt and Penguin — to prove the truth of their assertions.