"We are required in this case to determine for the first time the extent to which the constitutional protections for s…"

"There is no legal alchemy by which a State may thus create the cause of action that would otherwise be denied for a p…"

"I base my vote to reverse on the belief that the First and Fourteenth Amendments not merely "delimit" a State's power…"

"In my opinion, the Federal Constitution has dealt with this deadly danger to the press in the only way possible witho…"

"We would, I think, more faithfully interpret the First Amendment by holding that, at the very least, it leaves the pe…"

"An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of…"

"The impressive array of history and precedent marshaled by the Court, however, confirms my belief that the Constituti…"

"In my view, the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution afford to the citizen and to the press an absolut…"

"In a democratic society, one who assumes to act for the citizens in an executive, legislative, or judicial capacity m…"

"We should be particularly careful, therefore, adequately to protect the liberties which are embodied in the First and…"