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Case Rationale
This case study, Gawker: sued out of existence (Hulk
Hogan: 1st Amendment – V – Freedom of the Press), is a
teaching case providing some help and interpretation of
the information provided. It explores a complex situation
covering the invasion of individual privacy by a news
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agency, the breaking of the 1 Amendment and the
actions of a wealthy individual to attack and destroy an
online media organisation and its owner.
Case Issues
Case issues range from questioning the power of the
press to the power of wealthy individuals and their ability
to, if not subvert then certainly to unduly influence, public
opinion and the legal system. It also it explores what
constitutes the public interest and individual privacy, the
freedom of the press and the 1 Amendment.
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