Gawker, Hulk Hogan, and the First Amendment

We the People

National Constitution Center

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Jane Kirtley of the University of Minnesota and Amy Gajda of Tulane University examine the Gawker-Hulk Hogan dispute and the tension between press freedom and privacy. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to Live at America’s Town Hall, featuring conversations and debates presented at the Center, across from Independence Hall in beautiful Philadelphia. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out all of our sibling podcasts at iTunes.com/Panoply. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more.

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0:37.5	We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:41.2	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America chartered by Congress to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.
0:51.0	And on today's show we dive into one of the more fascinating
0:55.0	constitutional questions of our day, the dispute between the online news site
0:59.6	Gocker and Terry Bolia, known more famously as the professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan.
1:06.8	In 2012, Gocker published a two-minute excerpt of a sex tape involving Hulk Hogan and the
1:12.0	wife of a friend.
1:13.6	In response, Hogan brought lawsuits in federal and Florida state courts,
1:18.4	claiming an invasion of privacy and an infliction of emotional distress
1:22.0	among other claims.
1:23.0	The case eventually went to trial where Hogan was ultimately awarded $140 million in damages.
1:29.0	In recent weeks, the story has been enmeshed with two developments. In May, PayPal co-founder
1:36.4	and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel revealed his financial support for
1:40.1	Hogan's fight against Gocker, and just last week,
1:43.3	Gocker announced that it's filing for bankruptcy
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