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or had yielded' A constitutional landmark for freedom of suit of safety and happiness, free speech, this Supreme Court decision may not even l ' l , :
ffear, Iwanl the press and speech came in the decrsron acquiring and protecting property, peace- be brought to trial as, no doubt, the de— l . .
ers of the Senl of the US. Supreme Court on March 9 able assembly, redress of grievances, bear— cision will have immediate impact thereon. l '
ate the newgl which threw out an Alabama libel judgment ing arms. All men are, by nature, free and The New York Times now faces a total 3 l 1? :
sfor the prim. of $500,000 against the New York Tunes equal, and .have certain inherent and in— of $5 million in libel suits in Alabama. The 1' l l . j,
be individur and four Negro ministers. It struck a new alienable rights, among which may be Columbia Broadcasting System is being 1 l l .
ed to the p80. balance between sometimes conflicting in- reckoned: sued there for $1.5 million. The Times had l l f
5 United State terests, the rights of Americans to speak First: The right of enjoying and defend— argued that the purpose and effect of these l l l ' 3,. ’
and write and publish freely, and the pro- ing their lives and liberties. suits was to discourage coverage of the l f j .

nbers of ill tection of their reputations against defama- Second: The right 0f worshipping Al- racial situation. That view was supported l l = ’
the legal riqll tory comment. mighty God acCOYCllni-I t0 the dictates 0f in friend-of—the-court briefs filed by the l . l . 3
tax newspapel The Constitution provides special protec— their consciences. Chicago Tribune, the \Vashington Post, and l l l f
it a tax on an' tion for comment on the public perform— T bird: The right of seeking and pursuing the American Civil Liberties Union. l l l i ii =
ech or pressl ance of public officials, the Court held with their safety and happiness. The decision arose from an advertisement i , l l i ll l }
he basic libel all Justices in unanimous ClECiSIOIL II] filCt, Fourth: The right of freely communicab published in The Ne\V York Times on i l l l l l lll l:
the people[ the decision sets forth the principle that a ing their thoughts and opinions. March 29, 1960, which sought to raise l l . l . ll lll “‘. l
l public ofﬁcial cannot recover libel damages Fifth: The right of acquiring and pro- funds for civil rights causes. The advertise- ll lll, l ll lll lll l

c life feel thl for criticism of his official performance un— tecting property. ment attacked conditions in many parts of l l . l ll: ~ .5, .-
zked by new, less he can prove that the statement was Sixth: The right of assembling together the South in strong terms, but no official 3 ‘1 . l l Ll} = '
awn as the la made with deliberate malice. The Court in a peaceable manner for their common was mentioned by name in the ad. Never— l l l l l lll - ‘; 7
including pul held that, even though a statement may be good, and of applying to those invested theless. four present and former city officials l l l l lll ‘
.ppeal to tlr false and defamatory, an ofﬁcial may not with the power of government for redress of Montgomery and the governor at the l j l l . l ill .
:ing. To be' recover libel damages unless he can prove of grievances or other proper purposes, by time claimed they were defamed. The ﬁrst l x ‘ l . l llll _ 9,; ._
ich is in eilet with “convincing clarity” that it was moti- petition, address or remonstrance. suit tried was one brought by L. B, Sulli— l . l r1 lill ‘ f
also jeopardil rated by deliberate malice. Seventh: The right to bear arms in de— van, a Montgomery city commissioner with l l l ll illl :-
ch. Ihave ha The Court’s opinion, written by Justice fense of themselves and of the State, sub‘ general charge of the police there. He said l ll l i ll llr L ,f
papers. lhai Brennan, was joined by Chief Justice VVar— ject to the power of the General Assembly the public would connect the alleged illegal l l 3 r sl‘ ill! 5 i.
changes whi‘ Yen and justices Clark, Harlan, Stewart, and to enact laws to prevent persons from carry- activity by the police described in the ad ‘ l l l l lll
various new White. In separate concurring Opinions, ing concealed weapons. with him, and so he would be injured. Ala- l‘ll l ‘l lll ' fl
consin, just al justices Black and Goldberg said that the § 8. Freedom of speech and of the press. bama courts found the advertisement “li- l ll l l l lll i
genjoyedther‘ Court should have gone further and estab- Printing presses shall be free to every per- belous per so” because it tended to injure l l l ‘ lll ‘ fl
the State Sell lished an absolute privilege for criticism of son who undertakes to examine the pro- Sullivan’s reputation and said it was there- l l l l. llll l ;
.1 by placing Oiiicials, even for malicious statements. Jus- ceedings of the General Assembly or any fore presumptively malicious. l 3’ l l ' igli .
not be \vortlll lice Douglas joined these opinions. branch of government, and no law shall One defense left was absolute truth. The l j l 1 l ' lll _’ l.
; body. This far-reaching rule will meet new ever be made to restrain the right thereof. Times could not argue this defense because l .l l l 1 l l ‘j
know, a coil threats to freedom of press and speech. It Every person may freely and fully speak, it conceded certain errors in the advertise~ l l , l . lll fl 7,
lg to placeth Should have a forceful impact on the coun— write and print on any subject, being re- ment. Herbert VVechsler of New York, who , l l l ll V
least harm lll try-s press and politicians for it really re- sponsible for the abuse of that liberty. argued the case for the Times, made two l l l l l 3 ll E
n mind the!“ (lurres all concerned to see the possibility of § 9. Truth may be given in evidence in alternative contentions. He said the ﬁrst l ‘l l l " l l . i ’
consumers all llhel action in an entirely new light. Its prosecution for publishing matters proper amendment bars all libel suits for comment l i j l i l - ‘
II full “We Will be clear only after some timc for public information; jury to try law and on officizrl conduct—the View taken in the : ll l 3

mate has will and perhaps after other cases seek litiga- facts in libel prosecutions. In prosecutions concurring opinions—or at least rules out so i l . l l l ' :le
w5papers fro, hon. . for the publication of papers investigatingr loose a test of libel as Alabama had applied. l i . l I .1: l5
: the power ll hUntrl the present, limits on libel suits the official Conduct of officers or men in 11 The Brennan opinion does leave it open to l l l ; l l . l I
1. to deSn-oynrl ave been a matter of state law with differ- public capacity, or where the matter pub— Mr. Sullivan to seek a new trial. But the l l l ‘ ll . :1
55 but ouro‘l, lent states following different rules. Many. lished is proper for public information, the Court made it plain that it would upset any l . ‘ l l ’ l 7
:h.” l ”ltd?“ all, provide qualiﬁed privilege for truth thereof may be given in evidence; jury verdict for him based on the kind of l : ‘ ll . ‘rl ,"
ﬁrIlIFISIn of public ofﬁcials along With other and in all indictments for libel the jury shall evidence produced in the first trial. l l . ‘ . l l 'i a

. lllimlegeS' However, most printed texts on have the right to determine the law and the There is no doubt that the decision will l l l l
”Rs l illlilvgfsvofoihthe press devote chapters to facts, under the direction of the court, as in have immediate effect upon the tremendous . . l ll l . l
time £01. new hill‘dlv q V .513 Several state laws, but record other cases. ' . sum allowed by the courts for punitive dam- ‘ 1 I 3 3 l . l j
'heil’ readers ll lion \l’iih ‘tﬁlf toward the Federal Constitu- Now there is a uniform national limita- ages. \Ve Visuallze that hereafter courts 3 , l l 53 l
) want to . First Amen; Emphasis placed alone on the tion under the free press and speech clauses (will be loathe t3 assess such huge damages l ,l l . ll l . « 1 f
Shrubber)’iP"' Kentnck ment. . ' of the First Amendment. Its most imme— on reputations as we have seen the past l :' l p l . l ‘,
, ﬁx roofsa Rights prol’dCOnstrtution in the Bill of diate effect is likely to come in the context year. Justice Brannan undoubtedly had this l . lll ' l ,
jg, Warn lll great and “V es .1“ Its. preamble: That the in which the Times case arose—the context trend in mind when he wrote: . 3 3 li
local, replllﬂll free gov essential pl‘lnciples of liberty and of the racial struggle in the South. How- “[Criminal-law] safeguards are not avail— . . ' l l f,
t promoter establighezjmnent may be recognized and ever, the Court, in its decision, did not limit able to the defendant in a civil action. The l . ‘ . l 1 l -.
We might fll‘ ill 1:. ’ “re dCClal‘e that: its discussion to the racial context. Many judgment awarded in this case . . . was one l, . l , l l l
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E ii E ‘E . ‘E E E _ ut p :Vhblh the Alabama criminal stat- tice Brennan: A rule compelling the critic inunicatio I f

i E, E EE E E .E E E e .E . . . et ei or not a newspaper can of oHicial conduct to guarantee the truth of 'b'l' ‘ 1111' ii any event, dESpite the posi

! E E1 E E E i E ' suiVive a 5110065510“ 0f SUCh judgments, the all his factual assertions—and to d SI 1 lty t atEsome excesses and abu5e5 m ,

E E E ‘1 E _ E E pall of fear and timidity imposed upon those pain of libel judgment vi t 11 01 50 01; g0 unremedied, we must l'eCOgnize that 'tii

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E E? ‘E ii E. E E E E :Vho EWOUIS g”? vow? to P1113119: Cl‘ltmlsm 15 in amount—leads to self—censorship.” C ﬁgiﬁlszﬁ-tfl? 11:11:10]] have ordained in the»

E E E E E E E E E E idler: Kids); In WhltCh the 1:31“ Amend- “The public ﬁgure remains free more— bility of driczlsze t altd mbsplte 0f the {mini Old

E E . .. E canno SLll'VIVG. . . ’ S an a us ' .

E 1‘ EE E . E E , over, to sue for defamator comm t ' - ' - ' es, (Certain) 11E
E. ,EE E E E E E E s In the past, as Justice Brennan noted, the private life. The only meihber of 2: e (21:10:: ﬁlth? 313’ lnEthe long View, essential to all

. EE EEE E E E E . ugtemeECOurt has looked past such labels who reads the First Amendment so broadly lit eIEeth Opinion and right Conduct on tEEE KPA’S SF

E E E - E‘E EE E E E as insurrection,E ,, COiiteErn pt, breach 0f the as to bar libel suits even in the wholl .- p‘“ o e Cltlzens Of a democracy.’ the Senate

E . EE E; E E . peace, Eobscentiy and solicitation of legal vate area is Justice thk At least by 113]” For these reasons (with others) E Wilson Pal:

E . .jEE E E E busmess to ﬁnd violations of the First said so in the past. He did not 1‘91 16 t 12115 strongly believe that the Constitution ac.‘ 119, passed

E E‘ E E‘} E . EE Amendment. Now the New York Times point this week” ‘C1 e cords Cltlzen and press an unconditionE 5with 7 se

E , {E EEEE E ' E EE says it has looked under the cover “libel” ' freedom to Cl‘itiCize oﬁici l L

E z .1 E‘ f E E E . Chief t' H . . . a conduct. l-E absent, and
E E E E E3 EE E E: and found a deVice to repress free discus— 1 Jus ice ughes gave thls Wlse necessarily follows that in a case such 9 With 96
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EEE EEE EE ii 510“ of public issues. We do not believe is the (1:11 "111 Olegon ECﬂSEe)- Impeiative thlS, wheie all agree that the allegedly deE voting or at

‘ i E E ;E El E E E E that the decision will goad our newspapers t1. t' lie? hto preserve inViolate the consti- famatory statements related to ofﬁcial C0EEE the bill Wh

EE :1 ‘ . 1 E , l ‘ - . .
E E E EE E‘E . to be more savage In their appraisals of fE1 ona rig ts of free speech, fiee press and duct, the Judgments for libel cannot cor and repeals
E (E E E . EE . public ofﬁcials, or politicians than they have ieet asEstenEblyf in ordler to maintain the op— stitutionally be sustained» The pass

i. . E‘ E b - . ’ POI‘ 11111 y 01' fee 0 itical disc ' i .

E E E E. E . een in the past, espeCiEallyEwhenE we look end that OVern P uSSion, to the To Sum up,E evenEthough a statemer printed put

2 E E.‘ i‘ EE E E back to the bitter invective in political edi- th '11 g merit may be leSPOHSIVe t0 (against a P1113110 Oﬂlcml) may be false air libel section

1 E E EE :, EE ; ‘.‘ ‘ torials and cartoons of the last century. dei'wh Of the P601316 and that Changes, if defamatory> an 03101311 may not recover IibeE till must m'
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E E E EEEEE EE The deCISlOIl Will encourage outspoken Thereinnligs tigbtalnéfi by peaceful means. damages unless he can prove WITH CONE rection in \
E. E E E 2 EEE . . press comment on the vital issues to today the ver found tESP/cuiifty o theERepublic, VINCING CLARITY that it was niotivateEEE ment, or sta
1, E. EEEE E‘ E E by its elaboration of the First Amendment, emnlenz’” a Ion o constitutional gov- by DELIBERATE MALICE.—~V,R.P. ‘ defamatory-

:E E‘E EE E- E : E E In fact, the Court agreed with Herbert F. Justice Coldber 'h false, and st
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EE 53E E EE . ‘-EE . . 3 E :Vei‘hlsleli‘, New YOik, who wrote in the brief concurring Cl 05 e dg’hglt (1 Justice 2hughas P 0 to the defe
E“ .EE‘, E . 1 E E 01' e irnes: , 60151011 wr t is

E E E . E E E ‘E .. , . em h - . “ ostol Econom Pro ram mentOEthe
E El E; ‘1 E E E This 15 not a time—there never was a -p atic statement, If the government 0f" NOl' T A” y g eSEiEbEEShl
, .EE ‘ E E t' h - ﬁCIal would be immune f‘ lb 1 ' 0 ed. Second-Class eg
E :E E . ‘EE ‘ . ﬁne—W en 1t W0uld serve the values en- h - 10m 1 e actions E ning punitiV
E 1E _ EE E E Shrined in the Constitution to force the Is)o tdat his ardor to serve the public will not Postmaster General Gronouski statef are presume
3 E E : EE EE press to curtail its attention to the tensest e; tamperEiledE and fearless, vigorous, and March 10, while some postal service wall This new
.E E E ii 1 E E 2 1551165 that confront the country or to fore- .ec we a ministratioH 0f POEicies 0f gov- be redUCEd starting July 1, the processing correction w
EEE E E EE . go the dissemination of its publications in elramcﬁit not be inhibited, then the citizen and delivery 0f ﬁrst and second-class mai statute, and

. IE, EE E . EE E E the areas where tension is extreme.” 211p t1?) press Eshould likewise be immune is not supposed to be aﬁected by the cut-E spicuous p

.. E E E E I E E This ﬁgreement is evident in the Court’s will: IteTECt-lons for crlticism Of ofﬁcial backs. CUtbaF ks in services, estimated to. 411‘050’ def

E it E E EE E E words: . . . we consider this case against uc . eir ardor as Citizens will thus save $12.7 million annually, will eliminate the Size of h

E E‘ E : E E the background of a profound national com- not Ebeddampened and they will be free ‘to 37100 post ofﬁce jobs under President John- It also re:
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V E E E . E E mltIrEenEt to the prmCiple that debate on 13%;;ng (13:1? ECUEtlilZe the way public em- ions economy program. The economIeJE‘ publication”
E. EE E E E . E public .lssues should be uninhibited, robust, most im E eiIEEIO s, from the least to the lsted by the EPMG, include: . E daily and “p:
E E1 1 ‘ EE E and Wide open, and that it may well in- “If 1. por ant. 11' A reduction 0f delivery sen/Ice on par-E regular issue
E E E E E E clude vehement, caustic, and sometimes un- . _ 1ability ECan attach to political cri- ce DOSt routes from SIX to ﬁve days a week: dally’ and a
E E . E pleasantly sharp attacks on government and twism because it damages the reputation of 2‘ reduction 0f Window services at post ol-E days.” All 11

E: E , E E public oHicials. . . . a public ofﬁcial as a public oﬂicial, then no ﬁCes; 3. miscellaneous reductions such «1‘ 0n which a s
E E E E E “Criticism of their ofﬁcial conduct does CrEtlcal citizen can safely utter anything but cutbacks in maintenance services; 4' con'E Esl‘eceiVed b
i EE . i E E E E not lose its constitutional protection merely f131111nt praise about government or its ofﬁcials. SOhdatlon 0f regional accounting and dlii This Statui
w w 2‘. = ‘ -- . ev‘ .. - '- -- ‘
E E E . gecause it IS eflective critiCISm and hence of thégpgpliés critipism by press and Citizen 51:5??? {Hand s'lhclmlSOhdflﬁhon 0f 3 E ihmzlt'ed med
E E 1 . iminishes ther ofﬁcial reputations.” da b th ucf’h o 1the government of the P s o ces Wit aiger o ces. .611; which
_ ‘ EE ‘ ‘ - a Y y eoeiasofthed - in 56 -
o .. 5 E E E E SturldlﬁlTiﬁsis- avelgs that lawyers who have yield to silence if ofﬁcials in coiling/12f Sgt)? . E 411.061 dill
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E, ’ EE E E doubt that it providldlslillejy Ziblslgdhtgcl) prim: :ErnEment agencies, instead of answering cri— Postal Regulation E The neu
EE ' E E . - . . 0- ICISmS, can resort to friendl ' .- . ‘ ’ S

. i {E E El . . E hectitonlfor critical comment on ofﬁcial con- stall criticism of their Oﬂicialycgulcies to fore- A Nebraska editor, turned postmasterEE AN ACT
‘ E E 2 93 'E tEls true, as Justice Hugo L. Black “The concl . h 11 “Ct' sent this memo to the state central oiliCEIE slander a 'r
E E E E sai in his concurring opinion, that a South- EuESIOII t at the Constitution “News 2. er editors ma be interested in gal“

E . - cc affords the eiti d P p y
-E ‘ E E . . ern JUIY might ﬁnd malice” and return a solut . .1 zen an .t_he press an ab- this excerpt from the Postal Manual (SecE Be it enac
. E E . huge verdict whatever the facts. But Ins- COndieictplcllVl ege fpr criticism of oﬁ‘icial 152.24% ‘Manuscript intended for publicil' of the Com”
7 i E . , 0 ~ . , i
E E . . : E . tice 1E3rennan made deal that the Court will Without deis not eave the public ofIiCial tion when not accompanied by any matteEIE S .
i E; E . . :crutinize any such verdict and put a heavy Opinion dais]? against unsubstantiated in the nature of personal correspondencels for EE‘htion 1,
i E E E urden on the ofﬁcial to sustain it. our systgg :fl erate misstatement. Under not a letter. Mere news matter preparetE ment'e Publi
‘ - E “ 0v » 1 .
. . . E Som‘? may be concerned at the idea that merit and educafionelan-miht, Counter argn- by press correspondents for the columns 0. feiidanlt1 ahda]
. E an ofHCial may not recover damages for able to ex ose th 18 6 Weapons avail- their publications are not letters. N?) slIStain (ls all
- i E even false statements, if they were made in merit . . . Sf s eece}:e matters, n0t abridg- matter to be used for the pIITP059_0f ra iEE Plead :h by
E'E good ffilth. The reason for including the cial CGl‘t‘lll’ll hp . I The public Ofﬁ‘ broadcasting is not a letter.’ Thls meaE mitigat' 6 p1
false Wlthin the privile e was i : y as equal if not greater access this material need not 0 as ﬁrst class maL- ion of
g g ven by 1115. tha . . . g ma b
i . 11 most piivate Citizens of media of corn- but could be sent as third class if desired y e “3C0"

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