Word: libeling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...litigious reader ready to sue a newspaper for libel at the drop of an insult has become a familiar courtroom character. But this time the roles were reversed. The editor was suing one of his readers. And to add to the novelty, the editor won. Bill McGaw, owner, editor, publisher and principal reporter of the Southwesterner claimed that his monthly journal of Western lore had been damaged by the actions of Alamogordo, N. Mex., Furniture Dealer A. A. Webster Jr.. a member of the John Birch Society. And a jury agreed -to the amount...
Calls to the committee revealed that the anonymous writer was "a reputable member of the faculty," but failed to elicit his name. It appeared to be another chapter in a familiar story; unsubstantiated charges lodged by a man freed from libel by Congressional immunity...
...late-night phone calls. After he decided not to run for re-election and returned to teaching at the University of Minnesota in 1964, Miss Koch attacked him so often that the state legislature was moved to probe "Communists" on the campus-and Rose was moved to sue for libel...
...Christian Research Inc. "I told my friends I would stand by the truth and sing praises to the Lord no matter what," said the defendant as she promised to appeal. If she keeps her promise, she may give the Supreme Court a chance to set some needed limits on libel by clarifying what the Times decision meant by "public official...
...same day): In the historic libel decision of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court overturned a judgment against Shuttlesworth and other civil rights leaders for running an ad in the Times that criticized Birmingham public officials...