Galella v. Onassis

Photographer Galella (plaintiff) was arrested by Secret Service agents while photographing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (defendant) and her children, then sued Onassis for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution; the district court instead found Galella liable for harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery, commercial exploitation of Onassis's personality, and invasion of privacy, and granted a broad injunction restricting Galella's proximity to and contact with Onassis and her children, at the request of both Onassis and the government (which intervened on behalf of the Secret Service's protective role for the children). Galella appealed, arguing the First Amendment protected his newsgathering conduct.