Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

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First Amendment Constitutional law

Author

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Source

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

From

United States

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Citation

Powell, Lewis F., Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. United States Reports, vol. 418, 25 June 1974, pp. 323-404. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/418/323/.

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