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Extraction Summary
10
People
4
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
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Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Legal manuscript / book excerpt (house oversight committee production)
File Size:
2.41 MB
Summary
This page appears to be an excerpt from a manuscript or legal brief (likely by Alan Dershowitz, given the context of the House Oversight production) discussing First Amendment rights regarding parody and caricature. It details the case of *Bowman v. Heller*, where David Heller was sued by coworker Sylvia Smith Bowman for distributing lewd, photoshopped images of her during a union election. The text describes the graphic nature of the images and notes the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts' ruling that Bowman was not a public figure.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| David Heller | Defendant |
A young man who created lewd parodies of a coworker; called the narrator for legal assistance.
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| Sylvia Smith Bowman | Plaintiff |
60-year-old employee running for union presidency; sued Heller for the parodies.
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| Narrator | Author/Attorney |
First-person narrator ('called me', 'My own view'); likely Alan Dershowitz given the context of House Oversight docum...
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| George Washington | Historical Figure |
Mentioned in context of political cartoons.
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| James G. Blaine | Historical Figure |
Presidential candidate mentioned in context of political cartoons.
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| Walt McDougall | Cartoonist |
Mentioned for his characterization of Blaine.
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| Thomas Nast | Cartoonist |
Mentioned for castigation of the Tweed Ring.
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| Abraham Lincoln | Historical Figure |
Mentioned regarding caricature features.
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| Teddy Roosevelt | Historical Figure |
Mentioned regarding caricature features.
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Historical Figure |
Mentioned regarding caricature features.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts |
Court that ruled on the Heller/Bowman case.
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| Delmonico's |
Historical restaurant mentioned in a cartoon description.
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| Tweed Ring |
Historical political group mentioned.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via footer stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
Historical
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of the office where Heller distributed the photographs (Massachusetts).
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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Judicial Court.
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Relationships (2)
fellow employee... sued by... running for the presidency of their local union
a young man named David Heller called me
Key Quotes (4)
"It ruled that parodies and caricatures, even revolting ones, were protected by the First Amendment."Source
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Quote #1
"an election is the absolute paradigm of a public controversy."Source
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Quote #2
"Heller said that he had decided to create these parodies after Bowman had made what he regarded as crude and sexist statements against men, including calling them 'dickheads.'"Source
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Quote #3
"From the viewpoint of history it is clear that our political discourse would have been considerably poorer without them."Source
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Quote #4
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