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Summary of this case from Echols v. Lawton. Rethink the way you litigate with CoCounsel: AI for research, discovery, depositions, and so much more. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA. No. 39. Argued January 6, 1964. Decided March 9, 1964.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that the freedom of speech protections in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restrict the ability of public officials to sue for defamation.
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan involved a libel suit by L.B. Sullivan, a public official in Montgomery, Alabama, against the New York Times for publishing an advertisement that he claimed defamed him by criticizing the police's actions towards civil rights protesters.
24 sty 2024 · Sullivan (plaintiff), the Supreme Court dealt with an Alabama Commissioner’s libel suit against the New York Times Co. (defendant) over an advertisement criticizing police treatment of protesters, which the Commissioner felt defamed him.
29 mar 2017 · Case summary for New York Times Co. v. Sullivan: Sullivan was a public official who brought a claim against New York Times Co. alleging defamation. The trial court told the jury that the article contained statements which constituted slander per se and Sullivan was awarded $500,000 in damages.
When the Times refused and claimed that they were puzzled by the request, Sullivan filed a libel action against the Times and a group of African American ministers mentioned in the ad. A jury in state court awarded him $500,000 in damages.
