Hustler Magazine v. Falwell/Certiorari granted

../, Certiorari granted

Chief Justice William Rehnquist

March 30, 1987

HUSTLER MAGAZINE AND LARRY C. FLYNT, Petitioners v. FALWELL, JERRY

No. 86-1278

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

480 U.S. 945; 107 S. Ct. 1601; 94 L. Ed. 2d 788; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1410; 55 U.S.L.W. 3661

March 30, 1987

PRIOR HISTORY: C.A. 4th Cir.

Reported below: 797 F. 2d 1270.

OPINION

Motions of Richmond Newspapers, Inc.,et al. and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari granted.

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