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Mr. Book just finished Murder The Truth: Threats, Intimidation, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful, by David Enrich.

This book will be released on March 11, 2025.

In 1964, the Supreme Court issued the most significant First Amendment ruling in history in New York Times v. Sullivan, which held that public figures must show “actual malice” in order to sue for libel. The right-wing has hated the ruling, especially Clarence Thomas and Donald Trump.

This book is about their efforts to attempt to overturn that decision. It thorough covers cases over the years in which efforts were made to bring a case up to the Supreme Court to get Sullivan overturned.

I give this book an A. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

Mr. Book finished reading this on September 27, 2024.