NY Times v. Sullivan (Defamation) - Landmark Cases - Episode # 9

Defamation is composed of libel and slander. This is the case brief for the landmark Supreme Court case of N.Y. Times v. Sullivan. The case announced the requirement of actual malice when bringing a defamation claim.
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Statements from the ad highlighted by the Supreme Court:
"In Montgomery, Alabama, after students sang `My Country, 'Tis of Thee' on the State Capitol steps, their leaders were expelled from school, and truckloads of police armed with shotguns and tear-gas ringed the Alabama State College Campus. When the entire student body protested to state authorities by refusing to re-register, their dining hall was padlocked in an attempt to starve them into submission."
"Again and again the Southern violators have answered Dr. King's peaceful protests with intimidation and violence. They have bombed his home almost killing his wife and child. They have assaulted his person. They have arrested him seven times-for `speeding,' `loitering' and similar `offenses.' And now they have charged him with `perjury'-a felony under which they could imprison him for ten years.
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Sources:
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39
www.britannica.com/event/New-Y...
www.britannica.com/event/Ameri...
sk.sagepub.com/cqpress/100-ame...
www.thefreedictionary.com

[@NoPrisoners7]

Thanks for sharing

[@marjambham7903]

Great! Helped me so much w my defamation tort exam

[@hyojinlee]

Thank you so much for this video :)

[@jennytan2998]

Why have you left out the word " false" in your introduction? ...that the statements are only considered " defamatory " only if they are false.

[@des1279]

Did you watch the video? He mentions how even false statements can be protected against defamation allegations if the plaintiff cannot prove malice in the intention of the publication of those false statements.

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