New York Times v. Sullivan
civil rights, libel law, and the free press
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Author
Contributions
- Urofsky, Melvin I. - Contributor
Publication
2011 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan, Kansas
Language
English
Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25018295M
- ISBN-139780700618026
- ISBN-100700618023
- OCLC Control Number711959938
- OCLC Control Numbernewyorktimesvsul0000hall
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011014246
Classifications
- DDC342.7308/53
- LCCKF228.N4 H35 2011
Alternate Titles
- New York Times versus Sullivan
Description
When the New York Times published an advertisement that accused Alabama officials of willfully abusing civil rights activists, Montgomery police commissioner Lester Sullivan filed suit for defamation. Alabama courts, citing factual errors in the ad, ordered the Times to pay half a million dollars in damages. The Times appealed to the Supreme Court, which had previously deferred to the states on libel issues. The justices, recognizing that Alabama's application of libel law threatened both the nation's free press and equal rights for African Americans, unanimously sided with the Times. The decision introduced a new First Amendment test: a public official cannot recover damages for libel unless he proves that the statement was made with the knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false.-Publisher description.
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Series Statement
- Landmark law cases & American society
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