Landmark ruling on officer holders suing for libel being questioned
Feb. 20, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has called for a reconsideration of New York Times versus Sullivan, a landmark 1964 First Amendment ruling that created a higher barrier for public figures who sue for libel. Dan Barr, a partner at Perkins Coie with a specialty in First Amendment cases, talks about Thomas’s questioning of the case.
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