- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. et al. No. 89-1799 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 501 U.S. 496 Argued January 14, 1991 Decided June 20, 1991 Syllabus Petitioner Masson, a psychoanalyst, became disillusioned with Freudian psychology while serving as projects director of the Sigmund Freud Archives, and was fired after advancing his own theories. Thereafter, respondent Malcolm, an author ...www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/masson.html