Hustler Magazine v. Falwell/Concurrence White

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84848Hustler Magazine v. Falwell — Concurring OpinionByron White
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Justice White, concurring in the judgment.

As I see it, the decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), has little to do with this case, for here the jury found that the ad contained no assertion of fact. But I agree with the Court that the judgment below, which penalized the publication of the parody, cannot be squared with the First Amendment.

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