In the 1974 Case of Gertz V

In the 1974 case of Gertz v.Welch,the Supreme Court authorized the states to:

A) exempt private persons from proving actual malice if they could prove at least negligence.
B) eliminate the actual malice requirement for all but the most prominent elected officials.
C) redefine everyone except politicians as private persons.
D) require public officials to prove negligence instead of actual malice.
E) let public figures sue for libel without proving any fault.