John’s Reviews > Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful – An Essential Investigation of America's War on Journalism > Status Update

Peak Sullivan: continued:
Anti “libel tourism laws” in wake of Saudi ruinous suits filed in Britain. Ehrenfelf (author of Funding Evil) vs Malthus (who funded Bin Ladin).
Rachel’s bill????
Supported by Jeff Sessions and his aide Stephen Miller

Libel laws before Sullivan case… injurious claims are false unless proven true by defendant.
- ruinous litigation chills speech.
-NYT bans reporters from going to Alabama

Sullivan - bar for libeling public figure (elected officials) lifted to require knowledge that a claim is false, or recklessly ignores questions of truth.

Peak Sullivan: accidental public figures: Carey Lohrenz fighter pilot career ruined.