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Historic Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch Supreme Court Decisions and Online Social Media Libel Law

Historic Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch Supreme Court Decisions and Online Social Media Libel Law

Joshua Azriel, Charles Mayo
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781466661141|ISBN10: 1466661143|EISBN13: 9781466661158
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch062
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Azriel, Joshua, and Charles Mayo. "Historic Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch Supreme Court Decisions and Online Social Media Libel Law." Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 1280-1290. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch062

APA

Azriel, J. & Mayo, C. (2014). Historic Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch Supreme Court Decisions and Online Social Media Libel Law. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1280-1290). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch062

Chicago

Azriel, Joshua, and Charles Mayo. "Historic Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch Supreme Court Decisions and Online Social Media Libel Law." In Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1280-1290. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch062

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Abstract

This article re-examines two historic Supreme Court's decisions—the 1964 Times v. Sullivan and the 1974 Gertz v. Welch—as they apply to the digital era. The Court's decision in Sullivan established the federal legal guidelines for a victim to prove a libel case including actual malice. In Gertz v. Welch the Court established three categories of public figures who must prove actual malice in a libel claim. The article reviews both cases within the context of social media defamation claims. The authors conclude that the Supreme Court decisions in Times v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Welch are still relevant in the era of online communication and social media.

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