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28 U.S.C. § 4102

Recognition of foreign defamation judgments

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 4102, Recognition of foreign defamation judgments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465656
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Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a domestic court shall not recognize or enforce a foreign judgment for defamation unless the domestic court determines that— Nothing in this section shall be construed to—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 111-223(H.R. 2765)2010-08-10
    SPEECH Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally