The Oyez Project: First Amendment Issues - Libel, Defamation Decisions http://www.oyez.org/issues/first-amendment/libel-defamation/ U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Announcements, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us http://www.oyez.org/images/oyezfeed.jpg The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) U.S. Supreme Court Audio Recordings, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) Hustler Magazine v. Falwell - Opinion Announcement Wed, 24 Feb 1988 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Does the First Amendment's freedom of speech protection extend to the making of patently offensive statements about public figures, resulting perhaps in their suffering emotional distress?</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1278/opinion/ http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1278/opinion/ Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. - Opinion Announcement Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Does the First Amendment give the New Yorker a right to publish fabricated quotations attributed to a public figure?</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1799/opinion/ http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1799/opinion/ Time, Inc. v. Firestone - Opinion Announcement Tue, 02 Mar 1976 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_944/opinion/ http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_944/opinion/ Tory v. Cochran - Opinion Announcement Tue, 31 May 2005 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Did a judge's order that someone stop making defaming statements about a public figure, even after that figure's death, violate the First Amendment right to free speech?</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_1488/opinion/ http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_1488/opinion/