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Philadelphia Newspapers Vs. Hepps

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Apr 21, 1986

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  1. New York Times Co. Vs. Sullivan US Supreme Court · Mar 09, 1964
  2. Rosenbloom Vs. Metromedia US Supreme Court · Jun 07, 1971
  3. Naacp Vs. Button US Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1963
  4. Rosenblatt Vs. Baer US Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1966
  5. Time, Inc. Vs. Firestone US Supreme Court · Mar 02, 1976
  6. Speiser Vs. Randall US Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1958
  7. Hutchinson Vs. Proxmire US Supreme Court · Jun 26, 1979
  8. U.S. 767 (1986) U.S. Supreme Court Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
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  9. U.S. 767 (1986) Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
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  10. Gertz v. Robert
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  11. from publication of defamatory statements). See generally Eaton, The American Law of Defamation Through Gertz v. Robert
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  12. at 382-387. We noted probable jurisdiction, 472 U.S. 1025 (1985), and now reverse. II In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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  13. id. at 376 U. S. 272 (quoting NAACP v. Button
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  14. sues a magazine or news service. See Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
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  15. id. at 388 U. S. 172 (opinion of BRENNAN, J.). See also Wolston v. Reader's
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  16. Gertz, supra, at 418 U. S. 341 . See also Rosenblatt v. Baer
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  17. Gertz, supra, at 418 U. S. 341 . See also Time, Inc. v. Firestone
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  18. The Court most recently considered the constitutional limits on suits for defamation in Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss
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  19. plaintiff must show the falsity of the statements at issue in order to prevail in a suit for defamation. See Garrison v. Louisiana
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  20. Herbert v. Lando
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  21. First Amendment without bearing the burden of showing that its restriction is justified. See Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public
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  22. First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti
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  23. Renton v. Playtime
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  24. Theatres, Inc., ante at 475 U. S. 47 -54 (secondary-effects restriction). See also Speiser v. Randall
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  25. New York Times, supra, at 376 U. S. 272 (quoting NAACP v. Button
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  26. courts that have considered this issue since Gertz have reached differing conclusions. Compare, e.g., Denny v. Mertz
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  27. defendant must bear burden of showing truth), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 883 (1982), and Memphis Publishing Co. v. Nichols
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  28. S.W.2d 412 (Tenn.1978) (same), with Gazette, Inc. v. Harris
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  29. S.E.2d 713, 725 (plaintiff must bear burden of showing falsity), cert. denied, 473 U.S. 905 (1985), and Madison v. Yunker
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  30. damages. Nor need we consider what standards would apply if the plaintiff sues a nonmedia defendant, see Hutchinson v. Proxmire
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  31. or private individual, prove the statements at issue to be false, and thus join the Court's opinion. Cf. Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
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  32. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss
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  33. U. S. 749 , 472 U. S. 781 (1985) (BRENNAN, J., dissenting) (quoting First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti
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  34. by a defendant who was at least negligent. For unless such a plaintiff can overcome the burden imposed by Gertz v. Robert
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  35. ante at 475 U. S. 768 (quoting Gertz v. Robert
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  36. to reputation is obviously important. As Justice Stewart eloquently reminded us in his concurrence in Rosenblatt v. Baer
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  37. need Page 475 U. S. 785 for judicial redress of libelous utterances is at its zenith. Time, Inc. v. Firestone
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  38. has overwhelming proof of malice -- in both the common law sense and as the term was used in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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  39. confident that true speech is not suppressed. It was to achieve this reliability that the Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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  40. expression Page 475 U. S. 788 are to have the 'breathing space' that they 'need . . . to survive, N.A.A.C.P. v. Button
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  41. id. at 376 U. S. 279 (quoting Speiser v. Randall
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  42. Accordingly, in Gertz v. Robert
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  43. Ante at 475 U. S. 776 . See 418 U.S. at 418 U. S. 345 -346. See also Time, Inc. v. Firestone
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  44. Elliott v. Roach
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  45. Trahan v. Ritterman
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  46. Parsons v. Gulf
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  47. Madison v. Yunker
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  48. Rogozinski v. Airstream
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  49. Martin v. Griffin
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  50. Corabi v. Curtis
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