Adam in CO
05-15-2007, 07:38 PM
Party at Flynt's place.
Huster magazine published an article lampooning Christian fundamentalist Jerry Falwell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266566/), a longtime opponent of Flynt's polices; the article portrayed Falwell as a drunkard who had committed incest. Flynt was flown to Virginia in December 1984 after Falwell filed a $45-million civil suit against him. After a weeklong trial, a jury ruled that Flynt was not liable for the article, but published it deliberately to cause emotional distress, and award (http://www.imdb.com/SearchBios?award)ed Falwell $200,000. Flynt took his appeal against the verdict all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in December 1987, and the verdict was overturned two months later.
Huster magazine published an article lampooning Christian fundamentalist Jerry Falwell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266566/), a longtime opponent of Flynt's polices; the article portrayed Falwell as a drunkard who had committed incest. Flynt was flown to Virginia in December 1984 after Falwell filed a $45-million civil suit against him. After a weeklong trial, a jury ruled that Flynt was not liable for the article, but published it deliberately to cause emotional distress, and award (http://www.imdb.com/SearchBios?award)ed Falwell $200,000. Flynt took his appeal against the verdict all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in December 1987, and the verdict was overturned two months later.