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Claim 826

The Supreme Court of the United States reversed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Alabama and remanded the case for further proceedings.

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

Statement
The Supreme Court of the United States reversed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Alabama and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Field
reversed_on
Value
Supreme Court reversed the Alabama judgment
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

The judgment of the Supreme Court of Alabama is reversed and the case is remanded to that court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.