Assertion: actual malice | /r/HasProperty | standard
Facets:
value: for public persons
type: OTHER
value: for figures
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The actual malice standard has at times drawn criticism from people in the public eye who think the test makes it too hard for them to restore their reputations and from the news media, which has complained that the standard does not afford enough protection for freedom of speech.
text: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan stresses that actual malice is the standard for public persons and figures, and must be proved in order for them to succeed in their claim.
text: The actual malice standard applies when a defamatory statement concerns three general categories of individuals: public officials, all-purpose public figures, and limited-purpose public figures.
text: For these individuals, the actual malice standard extends to virtually all aspects of their lives.
text: For limited-purpose public figures, the actual malice standard extends only as far as defamatory statements involve matters related to the topics about which they are considered public figures.
text: The actual malice standard extends to statements touching on virtually any aspect of the public official's life.
text: The actual malice standard extends to statements involving virtually any aspect of their private lives.
text: The actual malice standard applies only to subject matter related to the controversy in question or to the field in which the individual is prominent, not to the person's entire life.