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Download full textHerbeck, Dale A.; Fishman, Donald – 1990
The United States Supreme Court in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) extended the scope of protection provided to the press when covering public officials, requiring officials claiming libel by the press to prove "actual malice" (knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard of truth or falsity). The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 limited…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
