The New York Times v. Sullivan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_number No. 39
gptkbp:case_outcome unanimous decision
gptkbp:consequences influenced subsequent libel cases
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 9, 1964
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The New York Times v. Sullivan
gptkbp:influenced journalistic ethics
public perception of media
social justice movements
political accountability
media law
civil liberties advocacy
journalistic practices
public figure doctrine
public trust in media
First Amendment jurisprudence
media's role in democracy
press relations with government
court interpretations of free speech
expanded protections for media against defamation claims
libel reform efforts
media litigation strategies
gptkbp:involves First Amendment rights
political discourse
public interest
freedom of speech
press freedom
media accountability
defamation law
libel law
gptkbp:is_cited_in numerous legal cases
law school curricula
First Amendment discussions
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:legal_issue whether the First Amendment protects false statements about public officials
gptkbp:legal_standard_established gptkb:actual_malice_standard
gptkbp:outcome established actual malice standard
gptkbp:party gptkb:L._B._Sullivan
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Company
gptkbp:precedent set precedent for public figures in libel cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell
gptkbp:significance protects freedom of the press