Dignity, Honor, and Civility: "New York Times v. Sullivan.".

Hall, Kermit L.

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ERIC Number: EJ509196

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Publication Date: 1995

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Dignity, Honor, and Civility: "New York Times v. Sullivan."

Hall, Kermit L.

OAH Magazine of History, v9 n2 p33-36 Win 1995

Maintains that "New York Times v. Sullivan" (1964) was the greatest political libel case ever decided by the Supreme Court. Asserts that it is a monument to the idea that open political discourse is the best guarantee of democratic self-governance. (CFR)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Courts, Democracy, Democratic Values, Dissent, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Libel and Slander, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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