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Argued December 3, 1985
Decided June 25, 1986
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David J. Branson argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was David O. Bickart.
Mark Lane argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Linda Huber and Fleming Lee.*
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Legal Foundation by Daniel J. Popeo; and for the Synanon Church et al. by Jonathan W. Lubell, Philip C. Bourdette, David R. Benjamin, and Andrew J. Weill.
Supreme Court of United States.
JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.
In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,376 U.S. 254, 279-280 (1964), we held that, in a libel suit brought by a public official, the First Amendment requires the plaintiff to show that in publishing the defamatory statement the defendant acted with actual malice — "with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard...
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