Friedan v. Friedan
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
414 F. Supp. 77 (1976)
- Written by Miller Jozwiak, JD
Facts
Carl Friedan (plaintiff) was married to Betty Friedan (defendant). In 1949, the Friedans posed for a photograph with their son. In the following years, Carl and Betty divorced. Years after that, New York Magazine (magazine) (defendant) ran an article about the year 1949 titled “The Year We Entered Modern Times.” Part of the article focused on Betty, who had been a prominent leader in the feminist movement. As a part of the article about Betty, the magazine published the photograph of the Friedans. The magazine also ran a copy of the photograph with an advertisement promoting the special retrospective issue. In response, Carl sued Betty and the magazine under the Civil Rights Law of New York, which authorized claims for (as relevant here) invasion of privacy. Betty and the magazine moved for summary judgment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Weinfeld, J.)
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