Trial by Fire (Spence book)

Trial by Fire is a book written by attorney Gerry Spence, which recounts the events surrounding the libel lawsuit brought by former Miss Wyoming Kim Pring against Penthouse Magazine in 1980.[1][2] Pring had been sexually ridiculed in Hustler magazine after becoming Miss Wyoming, and Spence argued that her right to privacy as a non-public persona had been violated.

Trial by Fire
First edition
AuthorGerry Spence
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLaw
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
Publication date
1986
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages503
ISBN0-688-06075-7
345.73/0256 347.305256 19
LC ClassKF228.P76 S63 1986


References

edit
  1. ^ "Trial by Fire: The True Story of a Woman's Ordeal at the Hands of the Law by Gerry L. Spence". www.publishersweekly.com. 1 May 1986. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ "ANATOMY OF A FIERY LIBEL CASE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-24.