Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union| Justia Law
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell: The First Amendment protects parodies of celebrities or other public figures, even if they are aimed to cause distress to their targets.| Justia Law
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.: Liability in defamation cases against individuals cannot be imposed without fault, but states otherwise can craft their own defamation laws. However, plaintiffs are limited to actual damages if the state does not require actual malice to be shown.| Justia Law
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC: Requiring TV networks to devote some channels to local broadcast stations is permissible under the First Amendment because it furthers an important government interest and does not burden speech substantially more than necessary.| Justia Law
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan: To sustain a claim of defamation or libel, the First Amendment requires that the plaintiff show that the defendant knew that a statement was false or was reckless in deciding to publish the information without investigating whether it was accurate.| Justia Law