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PLN Sues Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Over Censorship; Court Upholds Rights of Book Distributors
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2010
by Alex Friedmann
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2010, page 38
On November 4, 2009, Prison Legal News filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), and other TDCJ officials.
Filed under:
Civil Procedure,
Limitations,
Publications/Books,
Due Process,
PLN Litigation.
Location:
Texas.
According to PLN’s complaint, the TDCJ has unlawfully censored books sent to Texas state ...
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