

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. :: 477 U.S. 242 (1986 ...
477 u.s. 242 Syllabus In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254 , it was held that, in a libel suit brought by a public official (extended by later cases to public figures), the First Amendment requires the plaintiff to show that, in publishing the alleged defamatory statement, …