Which Supreme Court case revolutionized libel law in the United States by deciding that public officials could not sue successfully for libel simply by proving that published information is false?

a. Gideon v. Wainwright
b. Miranda v. Arizona
c. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
d. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
e. Dickerson v. United States


Ans: d. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

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