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LERMAN v. FLYNT DISTRIBUTING CO., INC.

No. 724, Docket 83-7735.

745 F.2d 123 (1984)

Jackie Collins LERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLYNT DISTRIBUTING CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Daichman, New York City (Norman Roy Grutman, Grutman Miller Greenspoon & Hendler, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Edward S. Rudofsky, New York City (David L. Kahn, Los Angeles, Cal., Frederick A. Polatsek, Zane & Rudofsky, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Irving Scher, New York City (Lauren W. Field, Tami J. Aisenson, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, of counsel), for Intern. Periodical Distributors Ass'n, Inc., American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc., Nat. Ass'n of College Stores, and Periodical and Book Ass'n of America, Inc., amici curiae.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges, and BONSAL, District Judge.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Freedom of expression preserves all other liberties so inseparably that freedom of the press and a free society either prosper together or perish together. Yet, because of its enormous power, the contemporary press is under heavy attack because of a widely held perception that it uses its special First Amendment status as a license to invade individual privacy. This case illustrates the complexity of the concerns when these interests clash...

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