The First Amendment
Date
1988
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Looks at the recent and contentious Fifth Circuit decision in Herceg v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 814 F.2d 1017 (5th Cir. Apr. 1987), cert. denied, (U.S. Mar. 21, 1988) (No. 87-113), and the holding’s implications for the Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence. The author concludes by recognizing that the questions presented in this case strike at the very heart of an inherent tension between unfettered expression and larger societal interests.
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Keywords
Fifth Circuit, First amendment, Free speech, Publisher liability, Incitement theory, Autoerotic asphyxia, Negligence theory, Herceg v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
Citation
19 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 693