Assertion: malice's power | /r/CapableOf | award damage
Facets:
value: in actions
type: TEMPORAL
value: for libel
type: PURPOSE
value: in a libel action
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: We are required in this case to determine for the first time the extent to which the constitutional protections for speech and press limit a State’s power to award damages in a libel action brought by a public official against critics of his official conduct.
text: We hold today that the Constitution delimits a State’s power to award damages for libel in actions brought by public officials against critics of their official conduct.