Civil Litigation
May 4, 2021
Are politicians’ sex lives a ‘matter of public concern’?
In a 2020 revenge porn lawsuit by former congresswoman Katie Hill, Hill alleged that her privacy was violated when her ex-husband, journalists and the media distributed two redacted nude photographs of her to the public.
Krista L. Baughman
Partner
Dhillon Law Group Inc.
Phone: (415) 433-1700
Email: kbaughman@dhillonlaw.com
Brooklyn Law School; Brooklyn NY
Krista's practice focuses on First Amendment and anti-SLAPP law and litigation.
In 2018, California created a private right of action in connection with the nonconsensual distribution of sexually explicit materials. Colloquially referred to as the "revenge porn" statute, Civil Code Section 1708.85 was enacted to supplement existing tort laws that protect against invasions of an individual's privacy. The revenge porn statute includes an exception to liability where the distributed material "constitutes a matter of public concern."
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