decision in New York Times vs. Sullivan is of the most progressive, liberal, and Madisonian interpretations of the First Amendment. For three of the nine justices, however, the actual malice standard established by this decision is not enough to protect the civil liberties of the press. Rather, Justices Goldberg and Black’s concurrences espouse the idea that the First Amendment protects the right to freely criticize public officials with impunity. The concurrences in New York Times vs. Sullivan are far
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