· 6/20/1986
Doe v. Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District
Citations
- 721 P.2d 617
- 1986 Alas. LEXIS 350
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that Alaska's right of privacy is implicated by the disclosure of personal information concerning a person's intimate concerns
- noting that we have repeatedly declined to interpret the free-speech provision of the Alaska Constitution as providing absolute immunity against defamation liability, and observing that \[wle have [instead] afforded defendants only a qualified privilege\
- noting that we have repeatedly declined to interpret the free-speech provision of the Alaska Constitution as providing absolute immunity against defamation liability, and observing that “[w]e have [instead] afforded defendants only a qualified privilege”
- involving request for documents in litigation discovery rather than a request under the public records act
- directing trial judges to perform in camera inspection of documents when the government claims that they are protected by the executive privilege
- recognizing as a matter of law executive privilege for governor
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Judges: Rabinowitz, Burke, Matthews, Compton, Moore
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