1. Common Law
Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Sullivan won the case initially, but the ruling was overturned once the case reached the Supreme Court. ... King Jr. ... 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). ... This case may have occurred in 1984, but it helps to once again set precedent for future cases. ...
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- Grade Level: High School