In the 1964 case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,
suit was brought against the New York Times for running a partially inaccurate advertisement by civil rights groups critical of police officials in Montgomery, Alabama. How did the Supreme Court rule?
a) Criticism of police officials in the national media constitutes a "reckless disregard" of public safety.
b) Police officials are allowed to collect damage for defamation for any statement that can be "patently proven to be untrue."
c) The media cannot be sued for anything they say in print.
d) Erroneous statements about public figures are inevitable and must be protected for free expression to survive
D
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