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Related: About this forumSCOTUS has relisted cases asking for NYT v. Sullivan and Kelo v. New London to be overturned
DivineSpecialAppearanceHat RetweetedSCOTUS has relisted cases asking for NYT v. Sullivan and Kelo v. New London to be overturned
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What's the case seeking to overrule Sullivan?
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Got it. It's Berisha v. Lawson, No. 20-1063.
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SCOTUS has relisted cases asking for NYT v. Sullivan and Kelo v. New London to be overturned (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2021
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snowybirdie
(5,665 posts)1. How about
letting the rest of us know what these cases are about?
getagrip_already
(17,498 posts)2. I think the new london case
Was where they seized private land to give to pfizer.
They were allowed to do it.
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)3. Yes, that's right. It was about the public taking of private property
To help Pfizer (I think) develope a complex.
Sullivan was the case that made it difficult for public figures to sue the media for libel.
Both of the issues have been long time causes for Federalist Society types. Trump was always complaining about Sullivan.
I think relisting just means the justices will vote soon on whether or not to hear the cases.