...we think, a federal rule that prohibits a public afficial from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless...reckless disregard of whether it was false or not'. The United States Supreme Court went further in Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, where such immunity was...

...guarantees require . . . a rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless...'actual malice' — that is, with knowledge that it was fab:c or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not" (page 562, Constitutional Law, Miriam...

...considered libelous. The court said there was no evidence that the newspaper published the letter with the knowledge that it was false or with "reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." / In Florida, a law which excluded administrators from membership in professional education associations...

...by public officials against critics of their official conduct: no damages should be allowed unless the statement was made with " 'actual malice' —...reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.'' TIME DOES NOT PERMIT me to elaborate the views on these issues which I have set forth elsewhere over...

...Court stated, "a Federal rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless...reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." (376 US at 279-280.) 2. The above Federal rule is clearly applicable to broadcast stations. A public...

...we think, a federal rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made Opinion of the Court. 376 US with "actual malice" — that is, with knowledge that it was false or...

...we think, a federal rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made Opinion of the Court. 376 US with "actual malice" — that is, with knowledge that it was false or...

...public official for criticism of his official conduct, to an award of damages for a false statement "made with 'actual malice' — that is, with knowledge...reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." 376 US, at 279-280. At the outset, we must decide whether, in view of the differing history and purposes...

...successful in such litigation, the public figure must demonstrate that the offending statement was made "with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." Counsel for Reverend Falwell argued, however, that a different standard should apply in this case,...

...so-called public figures cannot recover for defamation unless the defendant utters a false statement "with 'actual malice' — that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard for whether it was false or not."53 To my mind, this rule is a sound one, but not one that is most...