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New York Times v. Sullivan was about the suppression of speech in the South [during the 1960s]. Today's version of suppression is just another verse of the same song.

— Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr., (Speech at the University of Oregon, 2004)

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Gilbert S. Merritt, Speech at the University of Oregon, Nashville, TN: 2004. cited in — Merritt, Gilbert S. (2006). "The Lesson of Sullivan Has Been Forgotten". In Edelman, Rob (ed.). Freedom of the Press. Greenhaven Press. p. 75.