UPenn Carey Law School: New York Times V. Sullivan - Freedom of the Press and the Civil Rights Movement
March 08, 2024
March 08, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School issued the following news:
When law students learn about New York Times v. Sullivan they often don't learn about it as a case from the Civil Rights Movement that is about the struggle for equality, Penn Carey Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt said recently in a discussion on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 1964.
March 9 marks the 60th anniversary of the decision, which held t . . .
When law students learn about New York Times v. Sullivan they often don't learn about it as a case from the Civil Rights Movement that is about the struggle for equality, Penn Carey Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt said recently in a discussion on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 1964.
March 9 marks the 60th anniversary of the decision, which held t . . .