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MYERS v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE

No. S-11021.

138 P.3d 238 (2006)

Faith J. MYERS, Appellant, v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 30, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gottstein, Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael G. Hotchkin, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Gregg D. Renkes, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Faith Myers, after being involuntarily committed to the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, appealed a superior court order approving nonconsensual administration of psychotropic drugs by the institute. She argues that the statutes relied on by the court in approving the medication violate the Alaska Constitution's guarantees of privacy and liberty. We agree. In keeping with most state courts that...

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