Legal Opinion
Hatch v. Town of Middletown
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 19, 2002No. 02-1053PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
On April 27, 2000, Plaintiff Richard Hatch was arrested by the Middletown, Rhode Island police department and charged with assaulting his adopted son (“John Doe”). 1 There was immediate media interest in the arrest due to Hatch’s impending television appearance on the reality game show Survivor during its premier season. Although the police initially released only a redacted copy of Hatch’s arrest report to the press, the National Enquirer soon procured Hatch’s redacted mug shot and a copy of his son’s statement to the police, featuring both in an article published on May…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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