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...Justice League: Hollywood Thank you for Amy Sullivan's candid assessment of the Roman Polanski crime [Oct. 12]. It is ironic that Hollywood is exuberant about throwing a demonstrably contrite Mel Gibson under the bus yet is eager to rally around an unrepentant Polanski. Somehow the moral compass in Hollywood is dramatically askew and rigged against those who don't genuflect properly. It has been striking to watch the Hollywood élite tripping over themselves to muster support and condone Polanski's transgressions. Stewart Quealy, TEMECULA, CALIF...
Professor Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr.—director of the Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute—said he saw an important yet disconcerting lesson in civics brought forward by the Gates incident. He said that he wanted to raise the question of whether African Americans could fully exercise their rights in the same way as whites without fearing arrest...
...speak sharply to the police. You have that constitutional right,” said Sullivan. “Is it prudent? Probably...
...Right now, the libel rules established under the 1964 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Supreme Court case essentially apply to today's digital media. "There aren't enough cases yet for anybody to tell whether there are nuances or differences to be drawn from how courts actually apply the Sullivan standard to online speech," says Sandra Baron, executive director for the Media Law Resource Center. Basically, a public figure can win a defamation claim if he proves that an individual person or media outlet published something about him with so-called actual malice - knowing it was false or with...
Thanks for Amy Sullivan's candid assessment of the Roman Polanski crime [Oct. 12]. It's ironic that Hollywood is exuberant about throwing a demonstrably contrite Mel Gibson under the bus yet eager to rally around an unrepentant Polanski. Somehow the moral compass in Hollywood is dramatically askew and rigged against those who don't genuflect properly. It is striking to watch the Hollywood lite tripping over themselves to muster support and condone Polanski's transgressions...