Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
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Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell is a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened First Amendment protections for parody and satire by ruling that public figures cannot recover damages for emotional distress without showing false statements made with actual malice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell canonical | 2 |
| Hustler Magazine v. Falwell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17031084 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell Context triple: [Larry Flynt, notableCourtCase, Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell]
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A.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “actual malice” standard, greatly expanding First Amendment protections for the press in defamation cases involving public officials.
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B.
Mitchell v. Helms
Mitchell v. Helms is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of providing government-funded educational materials and equipment to religious schools under certain conditions, refining Establishment Clause jurisprudence.
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C.
United States v. Washington Post Co.
United States v. Washington Post Co. is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that, alongside New York Times Co. v. United States, upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers against prior restraint by the government.
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D.
Bowsher v. Synar
Bowsher v. Synar is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited congressional control over executive functions by ruling that Congress could not retain removal power over an official charged with executing federal budget cuts.
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E.
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "fighting words" doctrine, holding that certain personally abusive epithets are not protected by the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell Target entity description: Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell is a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened First Amendment protections for parody and satire by ruling that public figures cannot recover damages for emotional distress without showing false statements made with actual malice.
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A.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the “actual malice” standard, greatly expanding First Amendment protections for the press in defamation cases involving public officials.
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B.
Mitchell v. Helms
Mitchell v. Helms is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of providing government-funded educational materials and equipment to religious schools under certain conditions, refining Establishment Clause jurisprudence.
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C.
United States v. Washington Post Co.
United States v. Washington Post Co. is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that, alongside New York Times Co. v. United States, upheld the press’s right to publish the Pentagon Papers against prior restraint by the government.
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D.
Bowsher v. Synar
Bowsher v. Synar is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited congressional control over executive functions by ruling that Congress could not retain removal power over an official charged with executing federal budget cuts.
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E.
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "fighting words" doctrine, holding that certain personally abusive epithets are not protected by the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.