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In the case of Gertz v. Welch, the Supreme Court allowed the states to set the legal limits of liability for private-person libel cases provided those states do not impose

In Gertz v. Welch, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiff, prominent Chicago attorney Elmer Gertz, was

In the case of Miami Herald v. Tornillo the Supreme Court

To meet the First Amendment test, a time, place, and manner rule must adhere to which of the following criteria:

Under libel law, a public official includes

The members of a group may sue for libel on the basis of a defamatory story about the group if

In Near v. Minnesota, the Supreme Court ruled that

.John Lubald, a private person, is accused by the local newspaper, Bullsheet, of causing public disturbance that could disrupt U.S. efforts at peace with the country of Bullit. The statement is untrue. Which of the following is most likely true?

Media is a countervailing power to government at the federal, state and local levels. Thus, freedom of expression is to be valued as a check on the abuses of government authority, according to

Federal courts have jurisdiction in which of the following cases?