Sentences with phrase «libel law if»
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.
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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.
«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.
«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.»
Under current law, a libel can be issued in Britain if someone viewed an article on a website from the UK, regardless of where the website is based.
It would be great if we could develop a cross-party consensus on libel law reform.
Perhaps, if and when Lord Lester's Libel Bill gets passed into law some people will follow Corporal Jones» advice «Don't panic!».
Do you know the difference between libel and slander laws in the US vs. varied European countries, and are you sure you're in the clear if you're published there?
«If libel laws were that tight, the denialosphere would be non-existent.»
My thoughts are that if they are declared not guilty, then the accusations against them are not true, and thus easily fall foul of Libel laws in the UK, at the very least.
It is usually too broad a question if not specified to one country as most legal questions have different answers under the laws of different countries and this would absolutely apply in the case of libel law.
Basically, the author is saying that if the First Amendment were interpreted in the way described, as an all - purpose shield — and therefore, journalists were not subject to libel laws, and could not be searched or deposed — then journalists, being all but above the law at that point, would have a tremendous amount of power.
Under D.C. law, government officials have absolute immunity in actions for libel and slander - even if their statements are false and defamatory - provided that two conditions apply.
The Conservatives say they would hold a «fundamental review» of libel law, if elected.