65 Am. U. L. Rev. 607 (2016)

*Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Partner, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP.  Mr. Levine and/or his law firm served as counsel for a defendant or amici curiae supporting defendants in several of the cases referenced in this Essay.  He is co-author with Stephen Wermiel of The Progeny:  Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan.

**Professor of Practice, American University Washington College of Law; Columnist, SCOTUSblog; co-author with Seth Stern of Justice Brennan:  Liberal Champion and with Lee Levine of The Progeny:  Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan.