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1960United StatesRSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

United States: Montgomery, Alabama commissioner sues The New York Times for libel over a civil rights advertisement

L. B. Sullivan, an elected Montgomery, Alabama city commissioner who supervised the police department, sued The New York Times for libel over a 1960 civil rights advertisement and won a $500,000 jury verdict. On March 9, 1964, the Supreme…

Lawsuits against the press · Stage Punish · Head of government John Patterson · Reversed

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