What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Gertz v. Welch, Inc. (1974)? That
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What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Gertz v. Welch, Inc. (1974)?
• That a private citizen does NOT have to meet the same burden of proof articulated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) to win a defamation suit.
• The Supreme Court reversed the federal and appellate court decisions.
• The Court made a distinction between what private citizens and public figures had to establish to win a libel case.
• All of these
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