Word: sullivans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Walsh said a legal opinion from city solicitor Russell Higley dated March 30 explicitly spelled out the illegality of the vote, but David J. Sullivan, the city council candidate who drafted the bill, disagreed...
...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 show "actual malice"; in other words, that a defendant consciously lied or was recklessly indifferent to the accuracy of what...
...higher court upholds the earlier ruling, I would consider it a moot point and say any more challenges would be futile," Sullivan said...
...Without a preliminary injunction, construction will continue during the trial," Sullivan said. "There is no chance a judge two years down the road when the subway is three-quarters built is going to say 'Hey you were right' and order construction stopped," he said...
...high cost of fighting the MBTA also makes continuing the fight unattractive, Sullivan said. The city has already paid McGregor $22,000 in legal fees, city solicitor Russell Higley reported...