"Defamation" Posts
When Libel Makes You Liable
By Jun 22, 2011
Forty years later, major players in the Supreme Court case that redefined libel law are still at odds over whether New York Times v. Sullivan has helped or hurt the relationship between journalists and politicians.
One of our country’s most well known constitutional protections is the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. While the freedom of speech is one of our most cherished constitutional rights, it does not come without qualifications and one area that falls outside the First Amendment’s protection is defamation.
Defamation is the publication of a false statement that tends to injure another’s reputation or good …