1. Common Law
The supreme court ruled that Gertz's involvement in the civil case had nothing to do with what was written in the magazine and ruled that in this case Gertz was a private citizen (Pember, p. 167-168). ... In 1991, however, the Supreme Court ruled that the "First Amendment protects deliberately altered quotations of a speaker, unless the alteration results in a material change in the meaning (Broadcasting, p.80). ... The court ruled in favor of Eastwood and granted him $800,000 (Beam, p.6). ... Therefor, the court ruled that there was no actual malice on behalf of the reporter. ... T...
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