Falwell vs. Flynt: A Freedom Issue

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This paper summarizes the legal case that popular television evangelist, Jerry Falwell, brought against Hustler Magazine owner, Larry Flynt, for libel, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress. The paper also looks at the significance of the final decision in this case regarding America's most fundamental freedoms as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

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"While I originally felt that Flynt should not have the right to publicly humiliate Falwell in a nasty publication, this case made me examine the issue as a whole. If Falwell had won this lawsuit, the media would be very different today. The editorial cartoons would not poke fun at our nation's leaders and opinion columns would be more reserved in their pinion. I recently read a hilarious parody article about the Hilton sisters in a men's magazine. If Falwell had won the lawsuit, I would never have seen this in a magazine. "

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