As attorneys for Defendant, argue his case below

Classic Defamation of Character Cases:

NY Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/376/254/ A case

in which the Court held that the First Amendment protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press,

even about the conduct of politicians, unless the statements are made with actual malice.

Curtis Publishing v. Butts (1967) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1966/37 A case in which the Court held

that public figures asserting a defamation claim must show that a statement was made "with knowledge

that it was false or with reckless disregard for whether it was false or not," the same standard to which

public officials are held under New York Times v. Sullivan.

Gertz v. Welch (1974) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1973/72-617 Private individuals need only prove

negligence to recover in defamation suits against news media

Time, Inc. v. Firestone (1976) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1975/74-944 Did the Florida court’s

judgment violate Time’s First Amendment protections?

Rosenbloom v. Metromedia Inc. (1970) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1970/66 Should the knowingly and

recklessly false standard for defamatory statements apply to private individuals?

Rosenblatt v. Baer (1965) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1965/38 A case in which the Court held that a

government official has to prove that defamatory statements were made in actual malice to succeed in a

libel action.

Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton (1989) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1988/88-10 A

case in which the Court held that a public figure plaintiff in a libel case must prove that the libelous

statement was false or made without any regard for its truth

Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Company (1990) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1989/89-645

Are the statements in the newspaper article constitutionally protected opinions?

Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell (1987) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1987/86-1278

A case in which the Court ruled that the First Amendment's freedom of speech protection extended to the

making of clearly offensive statements about public figures, so long as such speech could not reasonably

be construed to convey facts about its subject

Additional cases can be found here: https://www.oyez.org/issues/341