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HERBERT v. LANDO

No. 77-1105.

441 U.S. 153 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 1635

60 L.Ed.2d 115

HERBERT v. LANDO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan W. Lubell argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Mary K. O'Melveny.

Floyd Abrams argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Dean Ringel, Kenneth M. Vittor, Carleton G. Eldridge, Jr., and Richard G. Green.*

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

By virtue of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, neither the Federal nor a State Government may make any law "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . . ." The question here is whether those Amendments should be construed to provide further protection for the press when sued for defamation than has hitherto been recognized. More specifically, we are urged to hold for the first time that when a member...

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