US libel tourism bill one step closer to becoming law - Press Gazette
A bill in the US to stop "libel tourism" has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee, the first step to becoming law.
Sponsors of the bill say it has been designed as a way to protect US journalists from libel suits in foreign courts which do not have the same protections for free speech as the US constitution.
Libel tourism is a growing phenomenon, where people travel to the UK to sue for material which would be protected elsewhere.
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