3.0.0 3518 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z Senate S S 2010-06-22 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-22T18:34:56Z Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act 111 2765 HR 2010-08-10 Became Public Law No: 111-223. Related bill CRS 2010-06-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-06-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5275-5276) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2010-06-22 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2010-06-22 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2010-06-22 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2010-06-22 True K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-07-13 False H.R.2765 https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2765 Law Civil actions and liability Due process and equal protection Evidence and witnesses First Amendment rights Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Jurisdiction and venue Legal fees and court costs Law 00 2010-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-25T22:04:17Z Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act or SPEECH Act - Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation unless the domestic court determines that: (1) the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press in that case as would be provided by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and by the constitution and law of the state in which the domestic court is located; or (2) even if the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication did not provide this much protection for freedom of speech and press, the party opposing recognition or enforcement of that foreign judgment would have been found liable for defamation by a domestic court applying the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the constitution and law of the state in which the domestic court is located.

Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation against the provider of an interactive computer service unless the domestic court determines that the judgment would be consistent with provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 affording protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material, if the information that is the subject of the judgment had been provided in the United States.

Specifies circumstances for removal by a defendant to the appropriate U.S. district court, without regard to the amount in controversy, of any action brought in a state domestic court to enforce a foreign judgment for defamation.

Provides that any U.S. person, against whom a foreign judgment is entered on the basis of the content of any writing, utterance, or other speech by that person that has been published, may bring an action in district court for a declaration that the foreign judgment is repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the United States.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, for purposes of pleading a cause of action for a declaratory judgment, a foreign judgment for defamation or any similar offense shall constitute a case of actual controversy under the federal judicial code.

]]> SPEECH Act Display Title SPEECH Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments in United States Courts where those judgments undermine the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and to provide a cause of action for declaratory judgment relief against a party who has brought a successful foreign defamation action whose judgment undermines the first amendment. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SPEECH Act Short Titles as Introduced Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act Introduced in Senate 2010-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3518is/xml/BILLS-111s3518is.xml 2010-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.