trials (libel)

Describes the Supreme Court case Hustler Magazine versus Falwell and the relationship between the First Amendment and the parody of public figures.

In Parody of Public Figures: Hustler Magazine Inc. v. Falwell, readers will learn how the case got all the way to the Supreme Court, where the right to parody public figure-and the First Amendment were upheld. Gold explains the controversial decision in a narrative that is both informative and highly entertaining.

Examines the 1964 Supreme Court First Amendment case between the New York Times and Montgomery, Alabama commissioner L.B. Sullivan over an advertisement the Times ran protesting mistreatment of African-American students and the arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Montgomery.

Deborah Lipstadt chronicles the events surrounding the trial in which David Irving sued Lipstadt for libel over her statements claiming Irving was one of the most dangerous spokespersons of the Holocaust denial movement.

Describes the Supreme Court decision in the case of New York Times v. Sullivan, preventing public officials from receiving damages for false statements unless they can prove actual malice.