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S2 E5: The Lowdown on Libel

S2 E5: The Lowdown on Libel

The Supreme Court took on New York Times Co. v. S…

Common Law

February 4, 202026m 50s

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Show Notes

The Supreme Court took on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in 1964, in part, to protect the civil rights movement. But did justices go too far in making libel hard to prove? UVA Law professor Frederick Schauer explains new concerns.