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Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Defamation Law and the Theoretical Dismantling of New York Times v. Sullivan

Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Defamation Law and the Theoretical Dismantling of New York Times v. Sullivan

What could happen — hypothetically — if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned decades of legal precedent protecting a free press?

Hear from a distinguished panel of experts from the media, courts, and bar as they explore the legal, political, and ethical issues that arise in a fictional scenario involving a former elected official and the local newspaper that published an investigative report about acts dating to his time in office.

New York State Judicial Institute, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace Universty
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM on Thu, 29 May 2025

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Government Law Center at Albany Law School
518-445-3258
cmill@albanylaw.edu
New York State Judicial Institute, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace Universty
78 N Broadway
White Plains, New York 10603
cmill@albanylaw.edu