Trujillo v. Board Of County Commissioners Of Santa Fe

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• holding that a mother and daughter could not recover for the victim's alleged wrongful death under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , because they did not allege an intent to interfere with a protected constitutional right
• recognizing a constitutionally protected liberty interest in relationship with adult son
• explaining the distinction between “freedom of expressive association in the First Amendment” and “freedom of intimate association as ‘an intrinsic element of personal liberty’” (quoting Roberts, 468 U.S. at 620)
• finding right to familial relations under the First, not the Fourteenth, Amendment
• “Although the complaint alleges intent with respect to Richard’s rights, this intent may not be transferred to establish intent to deprive his mother and sister of their constitutionally protected rights.”

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