Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt: The First Amendment on Trial
Robert A. Smolla
For my presentation, I reported on the Falwell vs. Flynt lawsuit, which was based upon the extent to which Americans have freedom of expression. An important aspect of this case was the dissimilarity of the two men involved: Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt. Jerry Falwell was an important religious leader of the time. He was a radio evangelist, leader of a religious group called the moral majority, and voted 2nd most influential person in America (the first being the president). Falwell represented a pure America, a decent society in which its members were committed to moral standards. Larry Flynt was his complete opposite. Flynt was editor of the infamous Hustler magazine and represented the darker side of America, one in which pornography and crudeness were tolerated. I found that the contrast between these two men made the case into a sort of battle between good and evil: Falwell, the religious......

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