"And to call this a program of torture is to libel the dedicated professionals who have saved American lives.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

A former insurance salesman, Koroma came to power two years ago with a reform agenda, promising to do away with what some have described as a "draconian" libel law.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The states of New York and Illinois have passed laws giving residents the right to go to local courts to have foreign libel judgments declared unenforceable if issued by courts where free-speech standards are lower than in America.

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His career has spanned three decades, and his cases have ranged from libel in Westmoreland v.

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Historically, only the commission of slander or libel have been legitimate reasons for any legal system restraining speech, but even then, it is restrained or punished in a civil way after the fact.

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