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<p>Peter E. Kane takes a critical look at the development of the present law through a discussion of seventeen landmark libel cases.</p><p>One of the many points Kane clarifies is the important distinction between an error and a lie when judging whether someone is guilty of libel. For example, in the series of events that led to <i>Goldwater vs. Ginzburg,</i> Ralph Ginzburg, publisher of <i>fact</i> magazine, compiled and printed in <i>fact</i> a montage of quotes he had collected from psychiatrists about Barry Goldwater. It took five years of legal sparring for the courts to conclude that Ginzburg had deliberately published a malicious and irresponsible document and to rule in favor of Goldwater. Kane closes with a discussion of current thinking on possible libel reform.</p>

Author

Kane, Peter E., 1932-

Publisher

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585107974

Subjects

Law, Political Science