Jerry Falwell Vs. Hustler Magazine
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The respondent, Jerry Falwell, a nationally known minister and
commentator of politics, filed a diversity 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 intention ....
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.... because the jury decided that
the ad didn't describe actual events, it was considered an opinion
protected by the First Amendment. The court ruled that the issue was
whether or not that opinion was outrageous enough to be considered an
intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded Falwell money.
This 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 inflicti ....
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