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Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Aug. 16, 2018

9th Circuit considers claim that siblings can sue for constitutional violation over brother’s death

A federal civil lawsuit seeking damages for the 2016 police shooting of a Sacramento man has evolved into a complicated standing dispute over the extent to which the right to intimate association under the First Amendment extends to sibling relationships.

9th Circuit considers claim that siblings can sue for constitutional violation over brother’s death
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Carlos Bea was the most active questioner on a panel considering whether siblings have First Amendment rights to intimate association, as courts have found parents do.

A federal civil lawsuit seeking damages for the 2016 police shooting of a Sacramento man has evolved into a complicated standing dispute over the extent to which the right to intimate association under the First Amendment extends to sibling relationships.

On Wednesday, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether siblings could sue for the alleged constitutional violation, peppering attorneys with questions abo...

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