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Strategic Lawsuit Against The New York Times

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The development of the internet has allowed millions of people access to publish their own thought and feelings about anything. When a person speaks about a third party, whether it be verbal or written, they have opened themselves up to defamation suits. Defamation occurs when a false statement has been made about a third party that damages their reputation. Defamation has made alterations in that definition so it can pertain to the internet. Most internet users think that they are safe because they have freedom of expression and are anonymous behind their screens, but in certain cases they can be revealed. In the United States defamation has changed throughout the years. A libel suit was treated like that of any other for countries that …show more content…

Sullivan oversaw the police department and was alleged to have created a “wave of terror.” The stance Sullivan took in his suit was that the ad had inaccurate information in it. The ad was proven to be incorrect therefore causing libel. This is the first time fact or fiction was taken into consideration, changing defamation thereafter. The New York Times was a large company and acted fairly in the suit, but not all happen like that. Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (i.e., SLAPP) generally consists of large companies “(using) the threat of a prolonged legal battle to intimidate legitimate critics” (Packard, 2013). There are several states who have enacted Anti-SLAPP laws to prevent this from happening because the person who cannot afford the court costs usually drops the case due to fees. An example of an Anti-SLAPP case is Rahbar v. Batoon …show more content…

There are two categories that public figures fall under; all purpose and limited. An all-purpose figure is someone that holds power, influence or participates in continuing news value (Lee & Middleton). Limited public figures cause controversy and push themselves into being a public figure. Public figures have a longer reach than private citizens and better ways of defending themselves. “Public figures must prove with clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with malice,” (Packard, 2013). The internet aids in determining if something is true of

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New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) is a significant United States Supreme Court case which held that the court must find proof of actual malice before it can hold the press guilty for defamation as well as libel against any public figure. This was a landmark Supreme Court decision regarding freedom of the press. Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the decision of the Court. In 1960, The New York Times ran a full-page advertisement paid by

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