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Court Dissolves 1-800 Injunction
Loaded on May 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1993, page 3
Iowa state prisoners filed suit seeking preliminary and injunctive relief against an Iowa prison policy prohibiting them from calling their attorneys toll free 1-800 numbers. They claimed this practice violated their right of access to the courts.
Filed under:
Attorney Client,
Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's,
Telephones,
Telephone Rates,
Attorney Calls.
Location:
Iowa.
The district court agreed and granted a preliminary injunction. Prison officials appealed and ...
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