While Congress deliberates a bill to possibly decriminalize libel, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court recently encouraged all courts to impose fines instead of imprisonment, as allowed by law, for those convicted of libel.
在国会讨论一项有可能对诽谤治罪的议案的同时，最高法院首席法官鼓励所有法院，对定罪的诽谤案处以罚款而不是法律允许的监禁。