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Re: Dr? Laurence Godfrey = silly wabbit

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From: Ray Gordon
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 23:21
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\> >> >If the defamer is in America, you'd have to sue them here, would you
not?
> >>
> >> No.
> >
> >Our courts generally won't enforce a judgment obtained overseas due to
the
> >First Amendment.
>
> They often will, depending on the circumstances, but enforcement in the
> US isn't necessary in any event, unless the debtor never intends to
> travel outside the US and doesn't bank or insure with any institution
> that holds funds outside the US.

I wasn't talking about that, I said that I've never heard of a UK libel
judgment being enforced in America.

Can someone correct me by pointing out an ACTUAL JUDGMENT which was enforced
here?
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From: "Ray Gordon" <caveman21@nni.com>
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Subject: Re: Dr? Laurence Godfrey = silly wabbit
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