Flynt acquired national status when he published a satirical article defaming, in disgusting terms, preacher [[Jerry Falwell]]. Falwell sued Flynt, but lost in the [[Supreme Court]], when the ACLU defended him. The case was dramatized in the equally vulgar movie, ''The People v. Larry Flynt''. Since Flynt's case, slanderous satire has been presumed acceptable as "free speech." | Flynt acquired national status when he published a satirical article defaming, in disgusting terms, preacher [[Jerry Falwell]]. Falwell sued Flynt, but lost in the [[Supreme Court]], when the ACLU defended him. The case was dramatized in the equally vulgar movie, ''The People v. Larry Flynt''. Since Flynt's case, slanderous satire has been presumed acceptable as "free speech." |