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H.R. 6146

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To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.
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Passed
Latest Action · September 29, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Congress
110th (2007–2009)
Introduced
May 22, 2008
Cosponsors (19)
12D 7R
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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.

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