Floyd Abrams

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that law has turned out to be very, very protective of the press and the public's right to know. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#know #last #law #lot #out

My role in it was not as central as it was in some of the later cases considering I was younger then and I was playing a role of co-counsel on the case. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#cases #central #considering #i #later

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#burden #cases #country #gives #high

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#cbs #fight #fought #hard #important

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#going #police #precedent #right #very