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Westmoreland v. CBSis $128 million libel suit brought by William Westmoreland against CBS Television for the televising of a documentary entitled "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception" and narrated by Mike Wallace January 23, 1982.[1] This case is a follow up to the landmark New York Times Co. v. United States which held that the government must meet a high standard of proof before it can violated the First Amendment by restraining the right to publish.[2]

The trial ended in February of 1985 when it the case was settled out of court just before it would have gone to the jury.[3]

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  1. ^ "THE UNCOUNTED ENEMY: A VIETNAM DECEPTION". The Museum of Broadcast Communication. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. ^ Christianson, Stephen G (1994). Great American Trials. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 738–740. ISBN 0-8103-9134-1.
  3. ^ "Vietnam: A Documentary Collection - Westmoreland v CBS". Retrieved 2007-11-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
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