Criminal libel is usually associated with countries that lack First Amendment-style protections, but Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has decided to use the little-known — and some say ...
Man charged with criminal libel for comments he allegedly posted on Craigslist. Dec. 2, 2008— -- A Colorado man accused of posting comments about his ex-girlfriend on the Web site Craigslist has ...
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Lawmakers asked to remove imprisonment as penalty in decriminalizing libel, cyberlibel
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has recommended the amendment of certain provisions under the ...
From U.S. v. Uhlenbrock, decided Tuesday by Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, joined by Judges Carl Stewart and Kyle Duncan: A jury convicted Mark Uhlenbrock of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2261A-(2)(B) for ...
The decision of Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko came as a relief to the public, journalists, and media houses who have faced criminal prosecution as punishment for publishing statements ...
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CHR: Amend libel, cyberlibel laws
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has recommended the amendment of provisions in the Revised Penal Code and Cybercrime ...
Nowadays, for better or worse, everyone -- literally, everyone -- can be a publisher. Not because the First Amendment guarantees it, but because the Internet does. You simply create a blog or other ...
Ghana's former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, said that history had vindicated his government for the repeal of the criminal libel laws that were used to jail journalists. (MFWA/IFEX) – On 10 August ...
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