The lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against Amber Heard is a libel case, one brought after she wrote an op-Ed piece in the Washington Post which accused him of a great deal of personal misconduct. To win such a suit, he must not only prove that what she said was false but that she either knew it was false or suspected it was. That’s what the First Amendment requires in every case brought by a public figure. Floyd Abrams breaks down how both Depp and Heard can win this case.

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