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.
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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