Libel and the First Amendment: Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 424 U.S. 448 (1976)

Authors

Richard J. Butler, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. History

III. The Issues … A. Public Figure … 1. Prominence or Participation in Controversy … 2. Selective Application of Gertz … 3. What Community? … 4. Divorce Proceedings … 5. Public Figure Rationale … B. Reports of Judicial Proceedings .. C. Actual Injury … D. Fault

IV. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Richard J. Butler, Libel and the First Amendment: Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 424 U.S. 448 (1976), 56 Neb. L. Rev. 366 (1977)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol56/iss2/8