Skip to content

Tag Archives: public figures

The Scope of NYT v Sullivan

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Slate–the online magazine, not the trendy New York Manhattan dry-cleaning company started by a former student–ran an article by Dahlia Lithwick about Justice Scalia’s statement that he would vote to reverse New York Times v Sullivan if given the chance. This 1964 Supreme Court decision imposed the requirement that public officials who sue for defamation [...]

Filed in Privacy, Speech | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)