Freedom of Speech

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DEFAMATION

  • M. Roland Nachman, left, at an event in 1984 commemorating the anniversary of Times v. Sullivan, with his legal adversaries in the case, William P. Rogers, center, and Herbert Wechsler. Credit: Dith Pran/The New York Times

    New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

    376 U.S. 254 (1964)

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  • Robert Welch Jr. on June 25, 1961Bill Johnson—Denver Post Archive/Getty Images

    Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

    418 U.S. 323 (1974)

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