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Quotation from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan by Supreme Court of the United States
“The requirement that malice be proved provides at best an evanescent protection for the right critically to discuss public affairs and certainly does not measure up to the sturdy safeguard embodied in the First Amendment.”
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Concurrence of Justice Black (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Black, joined by Douglas, explains why he would not rest the decision on the actual malice rule.
Citation: "The requirement that malice be proved provides at best an evanescent protection for the right critically to discuss public affairs and certainly does not measure up to the sturdy safeguard embodied in the First Amendment." — Supreme Court of the United States, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Concurrence of Justice Black (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id new-york-times-v-sullivan-q5)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan - 1972 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
