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2024-07-31 20:29:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 19E1DAEC4FD2E8D12CF87E8682468491C9850AC6071FE64C9F1292BC9D752982
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Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988), is a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court in which the Court held that parodies of public figures, even those intending to cause emotional distress, are protected by the 1st & 14th Amendments to the US Constitution: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/485/46/#:~:text=Hustler%20Magazine%2C%20Inc.-,v,%2C%20485%20U.S.%2046%20(1988)&text=The%20First%20Amendment%20protects%20parodies,cause%20distress%20to%20their%20targets.
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