Libel by New York Times
by Kermit L. Hall, Melvin I. Urofsky
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Two forefront legal historians examine a classic case from the turbulent civil rights era to trace how the New York Times won a key Supreme Court appeal against an Alabama defamation suit, a victory that established important precedents in the areas of free press while significantly advancing civil rights for African-Americans in the Deep South. Simultaneous.