Law Library: News & Events: This Thursday - Join Us for Constitution Day 2023 – Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan
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Constitution Day 2023 – Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan
September 14 at 3:00 PM EDT.
Register here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Zi4ajZpNQA-V3ozTYKTZXQ
University at Buffalo School of Law Professor Samantha Barbas will provide a lecture that discusses the roots of the U.S. Supreme Court’s New York Times v. Sullivan decision, which created the “actual malice” standard that a public official must prove in a successful suit for defamation. Professor Barbas’ lecture will focus on describing the origins of the New York Times v. Sullivan decision in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
