Trial by Fire (Spence book)

Trial by Fire
	First edition
Author	Gerry Spence
Language	English
Subject	Law
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	William Morrow & Co
Publication date	1986
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	503
ISBN	0-688-06075-7
Dewey Decimal	345.73/0256 347.305256 19
LC Class	KF228.P76 S63 1986

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. 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.

References

↑ "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.
↑ "ANATOMY OF A FIERY LIBEL CASE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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[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.