Under New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), a public official cannot prevail in a libel suit unless he or she can show that the defendant's statements were made with "______."

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Under New York Times v. Sullivan, a public official cannot prevail in a libel suit unless he or she can show that the defendant's statements were made with "actual malice," which means with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard for whether it was true or false. Criminal negligence, reckless abandon, and defamatory intent are not the standards set forth by the court in this case.

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