New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

landmark United States Supreme Court 1964 ruling
Event decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states Q19073411
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Summary

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan authored William J. Brennan[3].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is in the country of United States[4].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's instance of is recorded as legal case[6].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan was released on March 9, 1964[7].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan began on January 6, 1964[8].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's significant event is recorded as oral argument[9].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's main subject is actual malice[10].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's work available at URL is recorded as https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/376/254/[11].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/106761/new-york-times-co-v-sullivan/[12].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's work available at URL is recorded as https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/376/254.html[13].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's work available at URL is recorded as https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10183527771703896207&q=New+York+Times+Co.+v.+Sullivan&hl=en&as_sdt=2006[14].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/376/254[15].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[16].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's legal citation of this text is recorded as 376 U.S. 254[17].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's legal citation of this text is recorded as 84 S. Ct. 710[18].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's legal citation of this text is recorded as 11 L. Ed. 2d 686[19].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1655[20].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's published in is recorded as United States Reports[21].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan'}[22].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's plaintiff is recorded as The New York Times Company[23].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's plaintiff is recorded as The New York Times[24].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's different from is recorded as New York Times v. Sullivan (376 U.S. 967)[25].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[26].
  • New York Times Co. v. Sullivan's majority opinion by is recorded as William J. Brennan[27].

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When and Where

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan began on January 6, 1964[8]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[5] and legal case[6].

Why It Matters

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Justia. Retrieved . supreme.justia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Justia. Retrieved . supreme.justia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . courtlistener.com. Retrieved . courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Justia. Retrieved . courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Oyez Project. Retrieved . oyez.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Oyez Project. Retrieved . oyez.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Justia. Retrieved . supreme.justia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Justia. Retrieved . supreme.justia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . courtlistener.com. Retrieved . courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . courtlistener.com. Retrieved . courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . courtlistener.com. Retrieved . courtlistener.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Oyez Project. Retrieved . oyez.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Justia. Retrieved . supreme.justia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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