Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 482 U.S. 578 (1988)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate December 2, 1987
gptkbp:citation gptkb:482_U.S._578
First Amendment jurisprudence
gptkbp:date 1988
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decisionAnnounced February 24, 1988
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, 482 U.S. 578 (1988)
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:First_Amendment
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:overturnedLowerCourt gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Hustler_Magazine,_Inc.
gptkbp:predecessor protection of parody under the First Amendment
gptkbp:relatedTo freedom of speech
satire
public figure doctrine
gptkbp:response gptkb:Jerry_Falwell
gptkbp:subject satirical advertisement
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:482_U.S._578
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8