WHO HAS NOT LIBELED THE DEVIL: THE TRIAL OF JOHN PETER ZENGER

Thursday, May 29 2014  05:30pm

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017

"Who Has Not Libeled the Devil" is a re-creation and reenactment of the prosecution and trial of publisher John Peter Zenger that took place in colonial New York City in 1735. Following the reenactment, a panel featuring First Amendment experts Professor Michael Tigar and Floyd Abrams, Esq. will discuss the Zenger case's impact on the development of the law of libel and sedition and in the evolution of the First Amendment freedoms we enjoy today. They will also discuss the disparate standards for defamation liability in the United States and the United Kingdom.

CLE: 1.5 Profesional Practice Credits

Program Materials: 

  Handout - The Trial

  Link to CLE Materials