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That the ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) allowing public officials to sue for libel only if they can prove actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth should be extended to public figures as well.
This ruling is based on two cases Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts and Associated Press v. Walker. In Curtis, the Court ruled that Butts was defamed and the libel judgment was upheld. In Associated Press v. Walker the court determined that under New York Times v. Sullivan Walker was not libeled.
The New York Times v. Sullivan ruling of "actual knowledge or reckless disregard for the truth" test for public officials to prove defamation was extended to public figures. The Court agreed that both Butts and Walker were public figures; however, only Butts's case under the extension of the New York Times ruling was actually defamation.
New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, 403 U.S. 29 (1971).
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974).
Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 424 U.S. 448 (1976).
Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 443 U.S. 111 (1979).
Biskupic, Joan, and Elder Witt. Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., 1997.
Gunther, Gerald, and Kathleen Sullivan. Constitutional Law 13th ed. New York: The Foundation Press Inc., 1997.
Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts - Two Cases Of Libel?

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