Bill Title: Provide that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-6)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-04 - Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 566 [HB1161 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2010-01-28	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

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