According the U.S. Supreme Court, the Saturday Evening Post did not act with actual malice in the case involving Wally Butts. Evidence presented at trial showed that the magazine's editors acted in good faith regarding the source and the truthfulness of the charges made against Butts.

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The U.S. Supreme Court found that the Saturday Evening Post acted with actual malice in the case involving Wally Butts, as they published defamatory statements with reckless disregard for the truth.