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New York Times v Sullivan
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Calls On the Court to Reconsider Landmark Libel Case
Calling for the reconsideration of the actual malice standard is a major attack on New York Times v. Sullivan.
The End of Seditious Libel, 1964
Even after the First Amendment was ratified, the U.S. government found ways to punish dissenters who critcized the government and public officials. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that seditious libel, or the crime for criticizing government, was incompatible with the First Amendment.
Libel: Protecting Vital Political Speech
Until 1964 when the Supreme Court decided New York Times v. Sullivan, and extending back many centuries, public officials had […]