DE SB98 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-14 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Act enhances the protection of free speech liberties when faced with foreign defamation judgments (meaning a judgment or decree rendered in a jurisdiction outside of any state or territory of the United States which was founded on a cause of action arising from allegations of defamation, libel, or slander).

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Foreign Defamation Judgments And To Expand Protections For Citizens Against Such Judgments By Providing For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief And Further Limit The Recognition Afforded To Such Judgments.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-05-14SenateAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

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