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Originally Posted by ratesguy
Yeah, I think he had a cartoon of Fallwell getting teh buttsecks and Fallwell sued for defamation. That case was not an obscenity case, but rather a case of satire vs. defamation. Fallwell lost.
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Falwell actually won the lawsuit in two lower courts before it reached the Supreme Court.
And the reason Flynt finally won was because the cartoon was so absurd that a reasonable person would never believe it. The cartoon said that he lost his virginity to his mother while drunk in an outhouse.
There was also the fact that Falwell was a public figure.
While the teacher may not have a case, I think its important that the student learns that his actions may have consequences. It may be a lesson for the parents as well.