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The Press and the Law
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Item Title The Press and the Law
Guest Williams, C. Dickerman
Guest Friendly, Fred W.
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedMay 15, 1981
Description

A sizzling discussion of censorship, prior restraint, libel, and the deliquescence of law under the modem Supreme Court. FF: "How would you have voted on that [the Pentagon Papers] if you had been one of those nine judges?" WFB: "I would have refused to vote on the grounds I can't read fast enough.... It took the New York Times six months to prepare the editorial material. They turned around and they demanded a verdict from the Supreme Court in six or seven days." ... CDW: "Now, it's been a part of the law of libel since earliest times, since Blackstone and the colonial courts, that the state of mind of the defendant is always relevant. For example, punitive damages were allowable if the state of mind of the defendant was one of personal hostility towards the plaintiff or if he knew what he was saying was false."

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Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0463
Record Number80040.705
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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