Legal Opinion
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1985No. 83-18PublishedCited by 808 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Powell, joined by Justice Rehnquist and Justice O’Connor
In Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U. S. 323 (1974), we held that the First Amendment restricted the damages that a private individual could obtain from a publisher for a libel that involved a matter of public concern. More specifically, we held that in these circumstances the First Amendment prohibited awards of presumed and punitive damages for false and defamatory statements unless the plaintiff shows “actual malice,” that is, knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth. The question presented in this case is whether this rule of Gertz applies when the false and defamatory…
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