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Justices rule on libel damages and public figures
A 1964 to 1967 court debate reshaped libel standards. Justices Brennan Burger Blackmun White, with Marshall Stewart and Harlan dissenting, parsed public versus private figures and actual malice. The Rosenbloom case tested media protection against private damages claims and highlighted shifting limits on press responsibility.
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New York Times
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Hugo L. Black
White
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
John M. Harlan
Becau
Rosenbloom
Brennan