Merton Roland Nachman

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Merton Roland Nachman

American attorney

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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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…who read the ad was Merton Roland Nachman, the foremost libel lawyer in Montgomery and one of the best in the state. Although he considered himself a political moderate, Nachman, like many others in the South, felt increasingly frustrated by the attention Northern newspapers like the Times gave to the…
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…who read the ad was Merton Roland Nachman, the foremost libel lawyer in Montgomery and one of the best in the state. Although he considered himself a political moderate, Nachman, like many others in the South, felt increasingly frustrated by the attention Northern newspapers like the Times gave to the…
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