1. Jennifer Koch Civics and Economics Block 2

2.   Official Name: New York Times Company vs. Sullivan  Case Heard: January of 1964  Case Decided: March of 1964  Plaintiff: NY Times Co.  Defendant:  L.B. Sullivan NEW YORK TIMES v. SULLIVAN. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 22 October 2013.. Case Overview

3.   Malice and falsity assumed  No proof of truth  Didn’t need proof of being harmed  Sullivan won  (in all courts except US Supreme) NEW YORK TIMES v. SULLIVAN. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 22 October 2013.. Alabama Public Policy

4.   Sullivan was not even mentioned in the ad  No proof of malice intent  Unaware of the false statements  1 st Amendment  Freedom of press  Freedom of speech http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0376_ 0254_ZS.html Plaintiff (NY Times)

5.   Montgomery city commissioner  Responsible for police department  No proof ad was true  Under Alabama law  Ad contain some false statements http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/new- york-times-company-v-sullivan.html Defendant(L.B. Sullivan)

6.   New York Times Co.  Washington Post Company  The Tribune Company  ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)  Sullivan  None http://aclu.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=394 Amicus Curiae Briefs

7.   Ruled in favor of NY Times Co.  9 in favor to 0 opposed  1 st a mendment  Published statements (even false)  Unless made with malice http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/new -york-times-company-v-sullivan.html Supreme Court Decision

8.   There was no dissenting opinion  9 to 0 ruling  http://www.freedomforum.org/pack ages/first/defamationandfirstamend ment/casesummaries.htm http://www.freedomforum.org/pack ages/first/defamationandfirstamend ment/casesummaries.htm Dissenting Opinion

9.   States can not award public officials  Unless malice intent is proven  1 st amendment  Published statement (even false)  About public officials  Unless malice intent  http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&v ol=376&invol=254 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&v ol=376&invol=254 Present Public Policy