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L. B. Sullivan

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  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
    / Background

    …and told the police commissioner, L.B. Sullivan, that there was no doubt that, even though he had not been directly named in the ad, he could bring an action against the Times. The ad cast aspersions on Sullivan because it implied that the police force was complicit in the bombing…

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    …and told the police commissioner, L.B. Sullivan, that there was no doubt that, even though he had not been directly named in the ad, he could bring an action against the Times. The ad cast aspersions on Sullivan because it implied that the police force was complicit in the bombing…

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