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Looks at Jerry Falwell's libel suit against Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine and explains why the Supreme Court reversed the original verdict.

Looks at Jerry Falwell's libel suit against Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine and explains why the Supreme Court reversed the original verdict.

New York: St. Martin's Press. If it has been too long since you last read a first amendment scholar defending offensive speech on its own merits, then Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt will be a refreshing change. Women's rights in france. By Dorothy McBride Stetson.

In 1983, Larry Flynt's Hustler magazine published a parody of a Campari advertisement that depicted Rev. Jerry Falwell as a drunkard engaging in sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued for defamation, appropriation of his name and likeness, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. A jury held for Falwell. Ultimately, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Hustler and against Falwell

Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt by Rodney A. Smolla, 1988, St. Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt. 1st ed. by Rodney A. Smolla. Published 1988 by St. Martin's Press in New York. The main issue centered on the question of whether or not one could be sued for inflicting emotional distress upon a public figure.

An important aspect of this case was the dissimilarity of the two men involved: Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt. Jerry Falwell was an important religious leader of the time. He was a radio evangelist, leader of a religious group called the moral majority, and voted 2nd most influential person in America (the first being the president).

Rodney A. Smolla, is an American author and First Amendment scholar. He is currently the dean of the Widener University Delaware Law School. He was the 11th president of Furman University  . Deliberate Intent described his involvement in the notorious Hit Man book case.

In 1983, Larry Flynt's Hustler magazine published a parody of a Campari advertisement that depicted the Reverend Jerry Falwell as a drunkard engaging in sex with his mother in an outhouse. On one side," wrote Andrew Klavan in Village Voice, "the sanctimonious embodiment of everything that is most awful about religion. On the other, a mad pornographer whose indigestible sleazitude would strain the tolerance of the ACLU. This had to make a terrific book