# Claim 822

A Montgomery County jury awarded Sullivan $500,000, the full amount he sought from The New York Times and four individual petitioners, and the Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed the judgment.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: A Montgomery County jury awarded Sullivan $500,000, the full amount he sought from The New York Times and four individual petitioners, and the Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed the judgment.
- Field: action
- Value: Alabama jury awarded Sullivan $500,000
- About: [incident 1960-us-montgomery-commissioner-sues-new-york-times-for-libel](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1960-us-montgomery-commissioner-sues-new-york-times-for-libel)
- Source: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964). https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/376/254
- Publisher: Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1964-03-09

## Quotation from the source

> A jury in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County awarded him damages of $500,000, the full amount claimed, against all the petitioners, and the Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed.

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