Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy (1971) Overview | LSData Case Brief Video Summary

Alphonse Roy sued a newspaper and a newspaper syndicate for libel after they published an article that described him as a "former small-time bootlegger" during his campaign for the United States Senate. At trial, the defendants argued that their statements were true and made in good faith, and that Roy was a public official due to his candidacy. The trial judge instructed the jury that Roy was a public official and that if the article related to his official conduct, Roy must prove "actual malice." The jury awarded Roy $20,000, and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court to consider constitutional issues. Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy (1971) Supreme Court of the United States 401 U.S. 265, 28 L. Ed. 2d 35, 91 S. Ct. 621, 1971 U.S. LEXIS 77, SCDB 1970-047 Learn more about this case at https://www.lsd.law/briefs/view/monit... --- Law School Data has over 50,000 case briefs and a one-of-a-kind brief tool to instantly brief millions of US cases with just the name or case cite. Check out all of our case briefs: https://www.lsd.law/briefs Briefs come with built in LSDefine and DeepDive, which allow you to read as quickly or as deeply as you want. Each brief has a built in legal dictionary and recursive summaries that go into more and more detail, until you eventually hit the original case text. Subscribe for new videos every week: https://www.youtube.com/@LSData?sub_c...