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Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case from 1974 that significantly shaped the legal standards for libel and defamation cases involving private individuals. The Court ruled that private individuals do not have to meet the same high standards of proof for actual malice that public figures must demonstrate in libel cases, thereby providing greater protection for private citizens against defamatory statements.
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