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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

A Supreme Court case that established the "actual malice" standard for public figures in defamation cases.

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Jan 10, 2026
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How have courts treated 'actual malice' defenses in media defamation cases arising from 2020 election coverage?

Courts have treated “actual malice” defenses in 2020-election defamation suits as a high but surmountable bar: judges routinely acknowledged the New York Times v. Sullivan standard but have repeatedly...

Feb 2, 2026

What precedent cases could influence the outcome of Michelle Obama's suit against the Kennedys?

The available reporting about a purported v. defamation suit is largely sensational and unverified, so direct documentary linkage to legal precedents is absent in the sources provided . Given that lim...