No cure for a broken heart

In Davis v. District of Columbia (1998), the Washington D.C. Circuit held that there is no cure for a broken heart. The court reasoned that, even assuming that Davis had suffered a violation of fundamental privacy rights, the physical injury requirement is not subject to strict scrutiny. The court c...

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Published inThe Yale law journal Vol. 108; no. 8; pp. 2451 - 4908
Main Author Sharfstein, Daniel J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Haven, Conn Yale University, School of Law 01.06.1999
Yale Law Journal Co
Yale Law Journal Company, Inc
Subjects
Case notes
Civil rights
Equal rights
Equality before the law
Federal court decisions
Federal legislation
Food stamps
Limitation of damages
Litigation
Mental distress (Law)
Prisoners
Prisons
Privacy, Right of
Rents
Right of privacy
State court decisions
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:In Davis v. District of Columbia (1998), the Washington D.C. Circuit held that there is no cure for a broken heart. The court reasoned that, even assuming that Davis had suffered a violation of fundamental privacy rights, the physical injury requirement is not subject to strict scrutiny. The court construed the requirement to deny prisoners damages remedies only. The court upheld the physical injury requirement as being rationally related to the government's interest in cutting back meritless prisoner litigation, and Davis' claim was dismissed with prejudice.
ISSN:0044-0094
1939-8611
DOI:10.2307/797392