Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt (1942–2021) was an American publisher and First Amendment activist who founded Hustler magazine and Larry Flynt Publications.

Althea Flynt: Althea Flynt was Larry Flynt’s wife and a business partner in his publishing ventures. She helped manage Flynt’s business and supported him through his legal battles.
Hustler: Hustler is an American adult magazine founded by Larry Flynt in 1974. The magazine made Flynt wealthy and became the publication at the center of his obscenity battles.
United States free speech exceptions: United States free speech exceptions are categories of expression that receive limited or no First Amendment protection. Flynt’s obscenity cases tested where sexually explicit publishing falls within these boundaries.
Pornography: Pornography is sexually explicit material produced primarily to elicit sexual arousal. Flynt’s business made him a central, contentious figure in debates over pornography.
Jerry Falwell: Jerry Falwell was an American evangelical pastor and political activist who founded the Moral Majority. Falwell’s lawsuit against Flynt led to the Supreme Court case that defined much of Flynt’s public legacy.
Larry Flynt Publications: Larry Flynt Publications is an American publishing company founded by Larry Flynt. It expanded the business Flynt built around Hustler into a wider publishing operation.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a 1964 Supreme Court decision requiring public officials to prove actual malice in many libel suits. Falwell v. Flynt extended strong constitutional protection for criticism of public figures.
Censorship in the United States: Censorship in the United States is the suppression or restriction of expression by public authorities or private institutions. Flynt presented legal efforts against his publications as censorship.
William Rehnquist: William Rehnquist was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005. He wrote the Supreme Court opinion in Falwell v. Flynt.
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell: Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting parody of public figures from certain emotional-distress claims. Flynt’s publication of a satirical advertisement prompted the case.

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