H.R. 6146 · 110th Congress

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2008-05-22
Latest action
2008-09-29 · Received in the Senate.

Summary

Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation that is based upon a publication concerning a public figure or a matter of public concern, unless the domestic court determines that the judgment is consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution.