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Freedom of the press is great, until you're the target

Question Everything with Brian Reed

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Defending Free Speech: The Rachel Ehrenfeld Case and the Speech Act

This chapter explores the defamation lawsuit initiated by a Saudi sheik against Rachel Ehrenfeld in the U.K., outlining the stark contrasts in free speech protections compared to the U.S. It also discusses Ehrenfeld's advocacy for the Speech Act to shield Americans from foreign defamation rulings, reflecting the influence of public opinion on legal standards.

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