New York Times v. Sullivan: A Dead Letter
And the media will have no one to blame but itself.
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Where Is the Supreme Court of the United States?
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@judgeluttig Thank you, your honor. Your voice and courage are appreciated.
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Never before in the Nation’s almost 250 year history has America’s present and future depended more on the free press than it does today.
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These who have surrendered their right of the free press have proven their allegiance to the President, but they have betrayed their allegiance to America.
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Hereafter, the only “power” they will possess is not power at all. It is subservient “power.” And that is as ephemeral as the morning dew.
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@booksrmanna Thank you so much, Teannette! And Happy New Year to you, too! (It’s of course up to you, but I would go for “rock star. Were I you.”)
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@judgeluttig I wanted to wish you all the best in the new year. Thank you for your insights into the law. In my next life, I may study law. Or be a rock star. 😀
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This morning’s statement from Liz Cheney, a true American patriot.
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Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect. All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.
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The bar presidents’ letter is linked in the first sentence of the U.S. News & World Report article below.
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Lawyers are guardians of our Democracy and Rule of Law. They are uniquely qualified and uniquely obligated to preserve, protect, and defend America’s Democracy, Constitution, and Rule of Law.
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On this Election Day 2024, in a letter organized by the American Bar Association’s Task Force for American Democracy, 125 current and past presidents of the nation’s state, local, and national bar associations put lawyers on notice of their professional obligations
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