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GERTZ v. ROBERT WELCH, INC.

No. 72-617.

418 U.S. 323 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 2997

41 L.Ed.2d 789

GERTZ v. ROBERT WELCH, Inc.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Clyde J. Watts argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This Court has struggled for nearly a decade to define the proper accommodation between the law of defamation and the freedoms of speech and press protected by the First Amendment. With this decision we return to that effort. We granted certiorari to reconsider the extent of a publisher's constitutional privilege against liability for defamation of a private citizen. 410 U.S. 925 (1973).

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