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Jerry Falwell Vs. Hustler Magazine
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....versity action in Federal District Court
against the petitioners, Hustler Magazine, Inc., a nationally circulated
magazine and its publisher, to recover damages for, inter alia, libel and
in intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from the
publication of a parody that portrayed Falwell as having had a drun.... Part 2 of Paper
....case then went to the U.S. Supreme Court where they decided that
because Falwell is a public figure for the purposes of the First Amendment
law, he couldn't sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress by “
outrageous” conduct and therefore the Court of Appeals' decision was
reversed.
Today, this case is still significant and cited because it gave a new
outlook on the First Amendment. I feel that the Supreme Court made both a
good and bad decision in this case. The bad part is.... |
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