libel law

Who Wrote The Majority Opinion In New York Times V United States?

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Who Wrote The Majority Opinion In New York Times V United States? New York Times Co. v. United States Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Case opinions Per curiam

What Did The Supreme Court Rule In NY Times V Sullivan?

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What Did The Supreme Court Rule In NY Times V Sullivan? In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the New York Times. In order to prove libel, a “public official” must show that the newspaper acted “with ‘actual malice’–that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless