Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Is Joe the Plumber


A public figure under New York Times v. Sullivan?

Suppose the New York Times, in a story covering the 2008 presidential election, negligently (but not intentionally or recklessly) published a report that falsely accused Joe of being guilty of fraud in his plumbing business?
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