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Article: U.S. Appeals Court: RIGHT TO PRIVACY.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
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Sterling v. Borough of Minersville, 232 F.3d 190 (3rd Cir. 2000). The executrix for the estate of an arrestee who committed suicide after an officer threatened to disclose his suspected sexual orientation brought a [sections] 1983 action asserting violations of the arrestee's rights to privacy and equal protection rights. The district court denied qualified immunity for some of the defendants and they appealed. The appeals court affirmed, ...