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Quotation from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan by Supreme Court of the United States
“Thus we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.”
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Opinion of the Court (Brennan, J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Brennan states the principle that frames the Court's analysis of Alabama's libel law.
Citation: "Thus we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials." — Supreme Court of the United States, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Opinion of the Court (Brennan, J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id new-york-times-v-sullivan-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan - 1972 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
