Libel Law

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"Changes in Libel Law
This paper will discuss recent changes in American libel law. Specifically, the text will analyze some of the more important U.S. Supreme Court cases which affected libel cases. Defamation is a concept which originated in the English common law. The First Amendment did not begin to influence defamation laws in the United States until very recently (Franklin, 1992, p. 74). Since cases like the New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the U.S. Supreme Court has made a continued effort to determine the proper balance between the right of free communication and the right to protect reputation.

In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, a police commissioner demanded a retraction against the New York Times newspaper for an advertisement that claimed the police tear-gassed an Alabama state college campus."

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