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Quotation from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan by Supreme Court of the United States
“To punish the exercise of this right to discuss public affairs or to penalize it through libel judgments is to abridge or shut off discussion of the very kind most needed.”
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Concurrence of Justice Black (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Black argues that discussion of public affairs deserves complete protection.
Citation: "To punish the exercise of this right to discuss public affairs or to penalize it through libel judgments is to abridge or shut off discussion of the very kind most needed." — 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-q6)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan - 1972 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
