Word: press
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Kennedy does well in the referendum, it will help push Kennedy toward the presidency, Vellucci said. However, Thomas P. Southwick '71, Kennedy's press secretary, said yesterday, "I don't expect this referendum to change Kennedy's position." Kennedy's stated position is that he expects the president to be renominated and reelected and expects to support...
...know and the individual's right to protect his reputation. The court did not want to stop people who had been defamed from suing for libel. But at the same time, it wanted to make sure that the risk of costly libel suits would not prevent the press from publishing stories of public interest. So, in a line of cases going back to New York Times vs. Sullivan in 1964, the court gradually worked out a compromise: it made it very difficult for people who involve themselves in public issues to win a libel suit. These "public figures" must...
...Constitution, which states that "for any speech or debate in either House," members of Congress "shall not be questioned in any other place." Congressmen cannot be held liable for what they say on the floor of Congress, but the court held that they can be for their newsletters and press releases...
Undaunted by the decision and the trial for libel that he now faces, Proxmire vowed that he will continue to issue the Golden Fleece Award. But many press lawyers are concerned that the court's actions will result in more libel cases, and that more of them will survive summary judgment and go to a jury for a full trial. That is when legal fees soar...
Warned the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: "These decisions will encourage harassing libel suits and will discourage news about public events." For large publishing and broadcasting organizations, the risk is probably small. But the threat of libel may inhibit any small newspaper or publishing house that lacks the resources to defend itself...