Next Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a hearing, "Are Foreign Libel Lawsuits Chilling Americans' First Amendment Rights?"

Testifying are Kurt A. Wimmer, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, and Bruce D. Brown, a partner at Baker Hostetler.

In January, the Center for International Media Assistance released a report, "Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational Legal Threats." CIMA also sponsored a panel discussion on Jan. 12, with Wimmer one of the panelists.