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Alabama vs. Georgia, 50+ years ago: The Saturday Evening Post-Wally Butts-Bear Bryant libel case
January 8, 2018 | By Jim Stovall | No Comments | Filed in: books, First Amendment, Home, journalism, law, reporting.More than 50 years ago, the Alabama-Georgia matchup resulted, not in a national championship, but in a legal ruling that expanded the First Amendment protections we now enjoy.