The First Amendment case, New York Times v. Sullivan, had defined the actual-malice standard to require the plaintiff to prove the defendant knew the alleged defamatory statement was false or that the statement was made with reckless disregard of the truth. . ..…
Washington Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for reconsideration of First Amendment precedent, criticizing the decision that Constitution creates barrier for public figures to claim libel... ..…
Before our . decision in New York Times, we consistently recognized . that the First Amendment did not displace the common . law of libel. ... New York Times marked a fundamental change in the . relationship between the First Amendment and state libel ...…
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