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Supreme Court Narrows Defamation Damages For Public Officials
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that public officials must prove the attacker had serious doubts about truth to win defamation damages. The decision overturned a $5,000 award to Herman A. Thompson after a 1962 televised speech by Phil A. St Amant during a Senate campaign. Justice White cited the 1964 Times ruling on actual malice and reckless disregard.
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