Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hustler_Magazine,_Inc._v._Falwell
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1987-12-02
gptkbp:citation 485 U.S. 46
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1988-02-24
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 86-1278
gptkbp:heldBy Public figures cannot recover for intentional infliction of emotional distress without showing that the publication contained a false statement of fact made with actual malice.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Hustler_Magazine,_Inc.
gptkbp:predecessor protection of parody under the First Amendment
gptkbp:principle Actual malice standard applies to public figures in cases of emotional distress caused by parody or satire.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jerry_Falwell
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine
gptkbp:response gptkb:Jerry_Falwell
gptkbp:subject gptkb:First_Amendment
Freedom of speech
Parody
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hustler_magazine
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6