Rosenblatt v. Baer

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:applicationNumber No. 63
gptkbp:caseOutcome defined public figure status
influenced the balance between free speech and reputation
affected media reporting standards
affected public figure litigation
defamation claim upheld
defined actual malice standard
defined standards for media accountability
established precedent for media liability
increased protection for journalists
influenced legal education on media law
influenced legal strategies in defamation cases
influenced press freedom
influenced public perception of defamation
shaped libel litigation
shaped_First_Amendment_jurisprudence
gptkbp:caseTypes civil case
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 20, 1964
gptkbp:filedIn November 18, 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rosenblatt v. Baer
gptkbp:impact influenced libel law
gptkbp:influenced media law
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalStatus actual malice
defamation
public figure doctrine
383 U.S. 75
First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:notableFeature clarified defamation standards
gptkbp:outcome ruled_in_favor_of_Rosenblatt
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Rosenblatt
Baer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:precedent subsequent defamation cases
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell
gptkb:Philadelphia_Newspapers,_Inc._v._Hepps
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkbp:significance established standards for public figures in defamation cases
gptkbp:year 1964