Claim

Claim 823

Sullivan testified that because his duties included supervising the police department, he considered any description of police conduct a reflection on him personally.

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

Statement: Sullivan testified that because his duties included supervising the police department, he considered any description of police conduct a reflection on him personally.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Sullivan's reason for suing
About: incident 1960-us-montgomery-commissioner-sues-new-york-times-for-libel
Source: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
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

When it describes police action, certainly I feel it reflects on me as an individual.