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  2. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan - Wikipedia

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    I, XIV. 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. [1] [2] The decision held that if a plaintiff in a defamation lawsuit is a public ...

  3. United States defamation law - Wikipedia

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    The 1964 case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, however, radically changed the nature of libel law in the United States by establishing that public officials could win a suit for libel only when they could prove the media outlet in question knew either that the information was wholly and patently false or that it was published "with reckless ...

  4. New york times v. sullivan - Wikipedia

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  5. New York Times Co. v. United States - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Const. amend. New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press. The ruling made it possible for The New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish the then- classified Pentagon Papers without risk of ...

  6. History of The New York Times (1945–1998) - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times, June 15, 1971 The following day, The New York Times received a telex from then-attorney general John N. Mitchell telling the publication to halt its publication of the Pentagon Papers and to return the documents to the Department of Defense. After the Times stated its intention to continue publishing the papers, the Department of Justice sought a restraining order against ...

  7. Heed Their Rising Voices - Wikipedia

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    Published in New York Times on March 29, 1960. "Heed Their Rising Voices" is a 1960 newspaper advertisement published in The New York Times. It was published on March 29, 1960 and paid for by the "Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South". The purpose of the advertisement was to attract attention and ...

  8. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen

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    U.S. Const. amends. II, XIV, Sullivan Act. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), abbreviated NYSRPA v. Bruen and also known as NYSRPA II or Bruen to distinguish it from the 2020 case, is a landmark decision [ 1][ 2][ 3] of the United States Supreme Court related to the Second Amendment to the United States ...

  9. John L. Sullivan - Wikipedia

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    John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), known simply as John L. among his admirers, and dubbed the " Boston Strong Boy " by the press, was an American boxer. He is recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, de facto reigning from February 7, 1882, to September 7, 1892. He is also generally recognized ...