CT SB01020

Prohibits recognition of foreign defamation judgments in Connecticut courts unless the foreign country's defamation law provides defendants with equal or greater protections for freedom of speech and press as guaranteed by the U.S. First Amendment and Connecticut Constitution Articles 1, Sections 4-6.

Defines "foreign defamation judgment" as any defamation judgment, decree, or order from a court in a country outside the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territories that would otherwise be entitled to full faith and credit in Connecticut.

Grants Connecticut courts personal jurisdiction over persons who obtain foreign defamation judgments against Connecticut residents, entities with state assets, those subject to state jurisdiction, or those who may need to take action in the state to comply with the judgment.

Applies to determinations regarding declaratory relief and whether foreign defamation judgments should be recognized under the bill's standards.

Effective October 1, 2017.