Murder the truth: fear, the First Amendment, and a secret campaign to protect the powerful
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"In 2019, Justice Clarence Thomas raised the prospect of overturning the legendary New York Times v. Sullivan decision. Though hardly a household name, Sullivan is one of the most consequential free speech decisions ever, enabling journalists to hold the wealthy, powerful, and corrupt to account. With Thomas's words, an idea that had been fomenting on the conservative fringe for years went mainstream. The goal of this movement is simple: to change the laws and the First Amendment to make it harder to scrutinize and critique powerful institutions and individuals. Indeed, many of the same businesspeople, politicians, lawyers, and activists are already weaponizing the legal system to intimidate and punish journalists and others who dare criticize them. In this masterwork of investigative reporting, acclaimed journalist David Enrich traces the roots and reach of this growing threat to our modern democracy -- and lays bare the stakes of losing our most sacrosanct rights." --
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Freedom of the press -- United States.
Libel and slander -- United States.
New York Times Company -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Press law -- United States.
Sullivan, L. B. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Libel) -- Alabama -- Montgomery.
United States. -- Constitution. -- 1st Amendment.
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Enrich, D. (2025). Murder the truth: fear, the First Amendment, and a secret campaign to protect the powerful. First Marier large print edition. Mariner Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Enrich, David, 1979-. 2025. Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful. Mariner Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Enrich, David, 1979-, Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful. Mariner Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Enrich, David. Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful. First Marier large print edition. Mariner Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-579). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue : A panicked phone call -- Part I : The consensus -- Clarence Thomas's clearest answer -- The fighter pilot -- Funding evil -- Part II : The shift -- Trump's bizarre vow -- Starting a revolution -- Vanquishing the dark side -- A couple of workhorses -- A form of extremism -- Coordinated campaigns of harassment -- Clarence Thomas changes his mind -- Part III : The movement -- The oligarchs' revenge -- Triggering a federal judge -- A second justice -- Stay out of the kitchen -- The slur -- Just the beginning -- The case of the century -- Gunning for Sullivan -- Epilogue : A misogynist and a snake. | |
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