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PLRA Termination Provision Unconstitutional in Ninth Circuit
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1998, page 6
The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit held that the section of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), which requires immediate termination of previously granted prospective relief in litigation challenging prison conditions, violates separation of powers principles. This decision is unique because it is contrary to that of every ...
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