What is Public Defamation Law? | Public-Figure Plaintiffs | Torts

Описание: #Torts #Defamation #DefamationLaw # PublicDefamation #NYTvSullivan #Fault&Falsity #ActualMalice

This video covers Defamation Law, specifically Public Defamation as it applies to Public-Figure Plaintiffs. It is the second of a three-part playlist on Defamation Law; Part 1 covers Private Defamation applicable to a private-figure plaintiffs; Part 3 covers Defenses to Defamation. This video discusses the additional elements a plaintiff must prove in a Defamation suit involving Public-Figures, Officials, or matters of Public Concern, namely Fault and Falsity (Actual Malice).

We discuss the landmark 1964 public defamation case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan that gave us 'actual malice.' We also discuss additional relevant Supreme Court cases that have shaped this area of the law. All cases discussed are linked below

Outline
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Lesson Plan
01:42 Lesson Intro
02:48 Public Officials
04:26 Public Figures
06:10 Limited-Purpose Public Figures
06:55 Spectrum of Defamation Standards of Proof
13:48 New York Times v. Sullivan: An Introduction to the Constitutional Requirements
14:40 Constitutional Element #1: The Plaintiff Must Prove Defendant’s Fault (Actual Malice)
21:26 Constitutional Element #2: The Plaintiff Must Prove Falsity
22:03 Conclusion

Supreme Court Case Law (in chronological order):
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Rosenblatt v. Baer, 383 U.S. 75 (1966).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Curtis Pub. Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130 (1967).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Wolston v. Reader’s Digest Ass’n, 443 U.S. 157 (1979).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc., 472 U.S. 749 (1985).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps, 475 U.S. 767 (1986).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/fede...

Justice Clarence Thomas’s Concurrence re Mckee v Cosby
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions...

First Circuit Case Law
McKee v. Cosby, 874 F.3d 54 (2017).

Other Sources of Note:
1964 | A Libel Suit Yields a Vigorous Defense of Free Speech,
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/in...

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby accused of raping ex-girlfriend of Sammy Davis Jr.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...

Supreme Court Tosses Civil Case Against Cosby
https://lasentinel.net/supreme-court-...

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