Media Law Then and Now: In Recognition of Bill Rogers’ Retirement

For this column, in honor of the retirement of Bill Rogers after 33 years as executive director of the Association, I thought it would be enlightening to look at media law as it existed in South Carolina and nationally when Bill began here, and explore how the law has changed since

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Is New York Times v. Sullivan in danger?

The basis of modern American media law is the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, in which a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court recognized that the First Amendment required that limitations be placed on defamation law. But the Sullivan decision has been the subject of criticism in some circles ever since it was decided, the latest being a concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas.

Donald Trump and Libel

This is my first column for the South Carolina Press Association's newsletter:

Whatever you think of Donald Trump, it is clear that he does not have much regard for the media.

Sullivan's Lawyer in Times Case Dies

The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser reports that Merton "Rod" Roland Nachman, the attorney who represented Montgomery city commissioner Lester B. Sullivan in the landmark case against The New York Times, has died at age 91.