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Narrowly Restricting "Clearly Established" Civil Liberties: The Constitutional Ramifications Of A Family Member's [Under] Protected Federal Privacy Rights In The Dissemination Of Postmortem Images In Marsh V. County Of San Diego, Mahira Siddiqui
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Marsh, the Ninth Circuit held that a prosecutor who photocopied and kept a child's autopsy photograph (and after retirement gave the copy to the press) was entitled to qualified immunity. The court reasoned that there was no "clearly established" law to inform the prosecutor that his earlier conduct in making and keeping the photocopy was unlawful. In so holding, the Ninth Circuit relied on American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sullivan, which held that a plaintiff must prove that he or she was "deprived of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States."' Moreover, …
Native Village Of Eyak V. Blank: Fish Is Best Rare; Justice, Not So Much, William H. Howery Iii
Native Village Of Eyak V. Blank: Fish Is Best Rare; Justice, Not So Much, William H. Howery Iii
Golden Gate University Law Review
For the purposes of the litigation discussed in this Note, the Chugach peoples comprise five native villages in the State of Alaska: Eyak, Tatitlek, Chenega, Nanwalek, and Port Graham ("the Villages"). The Villages must fight for a right to the natural resource they depend upon most for survival, fish. At the end of the twentieth century, the Villages sued the federal government to assert claims of aboriginal title, and along with it, exclusive rights to the resources of their ancestral fishing grounds on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth …
The Political Question Doctrine In The Ninth Circuit And Why It Should Not Have Barred The Adjudication Of Corrie V. Caterpillar, Kristina Maalouf
The Political Question Doctrine In The Ninth Circuit And Why It Should Not Have Barred The Adjudication Of Corrie V. Caterpillar, Kristina Maalouf
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment argues that the Ninth Circuit should not have affirmed the dismissal of Corrie v. Caterpillar. Although Rachel's death occurred in the context of the highly politicized Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the court's failure to find justiciable a cause of action between a U.S. citizen and a U.S. corporation was grounded on an undue application of the political question doctrine. The Ninth Circuit could have allowed the district court to adjudicate Rachel's family's claims under a narrow tort-liability framework without interfering with U.S. foreign policy. Rachel's family deserved the opportunity to litigate its case against Caterpillar, the company whose product …
Monge V. Maya Magazines, Inc.: The Demand For Celebrity Gossip And The Doctrine Of Transformative Use In The Ninth Circuit, Alyce W. Foshee
Monge V. Maya Magazines, Inc.: The Demand For Celebrity Gossip And The Doctrine Of Transformative Use In The Ninth Circuit, Alyce W. Foshee
Golden Gate University Law Review
Despite the decreased circulation of traditional newspapers, celebrity gossip magazines continue to flourish in the publishing world. In June 2012, People Magazine reached a paid circulation of over 3.5 million copies, putting the publication at number nine on the top U.S. consumer magazines list for the first half of the year. Public demand for celebrity news and gossip is unwavering. With this popularity come problems - especially for those celebrities whose images end up supplying that high demand. In Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc., the Ninth Circuit presided over a copyright battle between celebrities and a gossip magazine regarding fair …