Claim

Claim 827

The lawsuit was filed by L. B. Sullivan, an elected city commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama, whose duties included supervision of the local police.

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

Statement: The lawsuit was filed by L. B. Sullivan, an elected city commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama, whose duties included supervision of the local police.
Field: scope_of_action
Value: Sullivan's role as city commissioner
About: incident 1960-us-montgomery-commissioner-sues-new-york-times-for-libel
Source: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-08-06

Quotation from the source

The lawsuit was filed by L. B. Sullivan, an elected city commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama, whose duties included supervision of the local police.