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Libel
1997 O.J. Simpson found libel in murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson

1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel

1982 Aust-WI one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case

1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song

1964 Supreme Court issues New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, public officials must prove malice to claim libel and recover damages

1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices

1887 Hesketh Pearson, England, biographer/playwright, Writ for Libel

1788 Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France

1735 Jury acquits John Zenger (New York Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of New York (victory for Freedom of press)

1734 John Zenger, arrested for libel against New York col gov; later acquitted



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