▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁closed ▁off ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁out lets ▁remaining ▁to ▁c ensor ▁the ▁press ▁under ▁Near ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Co . ▁v . ▁S ull ivan ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁which ▁seriously ▁limited ▁the ▁grounds ▁upon ▁which ▁a ▁public ▁official ▁could ▁sue ▁for ▁lib el . ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁made ▁regarding ▁their ▁official ▁conduct ▁were ▁only ▁action able ▁if ▁made ▁with ▁" actual ▁mal ice ", ▁meaning ▁a ▁knowing ▁or ▁reck less ▁dis reg ard ▁for ▁the ▁truth . H ust ler ▁Magazine ▁v . ▁Fal well ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ex cluded ▁par od ies ▁from ▁even ▁this ▁limited ▁standard , ▁as ▁they ▁included ▁no ▁action able ▁statements ▁of ▁fact . ▁ ▁H ust ler ▁made ▁clear ▁this ▁protection ▁extended ▁beyond ▁merely ▁def am ation ▁su its ▁to ▁cover ▁other ▁tort s ▁such ▁as ▁intent ional ▁inf lic tion ▁of ▁emot ional ▁dist ress . ▁ ▁Basic ▁case ▁law ▁resulting ▁from ▁this ▁case ▁No ▁prior ▁rest raint ▁of ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁news ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁allowed ▁unless ▁it ▁reve als ▁cru cial ▁military ▁information , ▁contains ▁obsc en ity , ▁or ▁may ▁directly ▁in cite ▁" act s ▁of ▁violence ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁cases , ▁volume ▁ 2 7 9 ▁Pent agon ▁papers ▁Y ellow ▁journal ism ▁M uck rak ing ▁Kid ▁C ann , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁gang sters ▁in ▁Min ne