The case of Virgil v. Time (1975) explored the question of h…
The case of Virgil v. Time (1975) explored the question of how far into a private life can the press go when discussing a newsworthy personality. Mike Virgil was a daring body surfer who was interviewed by Sports Illustrated. Virgil argued that “embarrassing aspects” of his private life should not have been reported by the magazine, but the court disagreed. The court said the details reported in the story were:
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