Sullivan v. New York Times Co.
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Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:First_Amendment
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Examined public figure status
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| gptkbp:case_legal_standard |
Actual malice must be proven
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| gptkbp:case_number |
No. 39
Appealed from Alabama Supreme Court Part of a series of important cases |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Resolved
Unanimous decision Strengthened press freedom Influenced media reporting standards Sullivan lost the case |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Critical for press freedom
Landmark case in U. S. law |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil case
Defendant's argument of free speech |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Changed defamation law in the U. S.
Defamation lawsuits against media |
| gptkbp:context |
Civil rights activism
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:None
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
1960s America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sullivan v. New York Times Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
Freedom of the press
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:L._B._Sullivan
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Company |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
376 U. S. 254
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
Reversed lower court decision
Judgment in favor of The New York Times |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Civil rights and media relations
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Framework for evaluating defamation claims
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Defamation
First Amendment protections Public interest in free speech |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Reinforced First Amendment rights
Established precedent for media liability Set a high bar for defamation claims against media. |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Actual malice standard
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Analyzed the role of public figures
The New York Times Company represented by lawyers |
| gptkbp:material |
Sullivan sued for defamation
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Established actual malice standard
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced future Supreme Court decisions
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan standard Public figures must prove actual malice Set precedent for future defamation cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell |
| gptkbp:significance |
Influenced defamation law
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| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1964
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:U._S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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