Court Rules In Favor Of Harper's In Dead Soldier Photo Case

When it comes to the First Amendment, don’t f*ck with Lewis Lapham.

An appellate court in Denver has ruled in favor of Harper’s magazine and photojournalist Peter Turnley in the magazine’s publication of a photo of an open casket of deceased U.S. soldier that appeared in the August 2004 issue.

The family of the soldier, Kyle Brinlee, filed suit in April 2005 and lost. A federal judge in Muskogee, Oklahoma ruled in favor of Harper’s citing First Amendment protections.

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