LIBEL PART 2

• New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) (significance of)

• Libel law before New York Times v. Sullivan (1964): Strict liability.
  
• Libel law after New York Times v. Sullivan (1964): The constitutionalizing of libel law.

• The U.S. Supreme Court's 3 rationales in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964).

• Public official: The correct legal definition; examples of public officials discussed in class and in the textbooks; how courts determine if a plaintiff is a public official.

• Gertz v. Welch (1974) (significance of)

• Public figure (all-purpose and limited-purpose): The correct legal definitions; examples of each discussed in class and in the textbooks; how courts determine if a plaintiff is an all-purpose or limited-purpose public figure; the definition of "public controversy."

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