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Article • May 15, 2012
8th Circuit Rules on Nebraska Prison’s Denial of Religious Publication and Jewelry by Petitioner Curtis Eugene Rowland, a prisoner at the Pen Unit of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex brought two separate civil rights actions against prison officials in 197l. His § 1983 claim regarding denial of mail was …
10th Circuit Weighs 1st Amendment Rights for Muslim Prisoners by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in March, 1972, reversed and remanded a § 1983 complaint wherein Petitioner alleged certain religious liberties, violations, and mail issues. Prior to the instant action, Petitioner Eddie Hoggro brought his cause before the U.S. …
Article • May 15, 2012
New York District Court Rules Jail Prisoners Entitled to Newspaper Access by Relying on extensive case law, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, held that Suffolk County Jail offered no reasonable basis for total restriction on prisoner’s access to newspapers. Petitioner also alleged denial of effective medical …
Fifth Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling on Texas Prison System Correspondence Rules by Texas state prisoner Guadalupe Guajardo filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the restrictions on prisoners correspondence in Texas prisons. After partial settlement, the court ruled that, because only declaratory judgment was …
Article • May 15, 2012
Fifth Circuit Upholds Censorship of Louisiana Prison-Oriented Newsletter by The publisher of the newsletter for a Louisiana organization advocating for prisoners and a Louisiana state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after Louisiana prison system officials refused to distribute a mass mailing of …
Article • May 15, 2012
Maryland: Off-Duty Deputies Liable for Mass Purchase of Newspaper Critical of Sheriff on Eve of Election by In 2004, on remand from the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that neither qualified nor statutory immunity shielded off-duty deputies from liability for damages for making …
Article • May 15, 2012
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Prison Mail Regulations Vague & Overbroad by Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Prison Mail Regulations Vague & Overbroad The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that a prison policy governing censorship of incoming mail was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. The court also held that another policy requiring …
Colorado District Court Examines Responsibility in Issuing Search Warrants Following $425,000 Settlement for Illegal Computer Search by A $425,000 settlement was reached in December, 2011 in a federal civil rights action against a prosecutor who approved an application for an illegal search. It may be the first ruling of its …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to PLN in Sacramento County Jail Censorship Suit by On March 8, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez entered a preliminary injunction against the County of Sacramento, California in a lawsuit that alleges unconstitutional censorship of publications sent to prisoners at the county’s jail. …
Brief • April 9, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Consent Decree, Censorship 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 1 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 2 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 3 of 4 Case 3:12-cv-00125-RTH-CMH Document 19 04/09/12 Page 4 of 4
United States District Court Grants Summary Judgment in Internet Libel Case by The United States District Court granted a Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit, claiming violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. This action arose out of Thomas Mink’s publication of an internet based …
California Syndicalism Statute Not an Act of Congress; Appeals Court Injunction Reversed by The U.S. Supreme Court determined that California Criminal Syndicalism statute stands short of an Act of Congress. John Harris was indicted in a California state court of violating California’s Criminal Syndicalism statute (see Cal. Penal code § …
Brief • March 11, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Amended Complaint 2012 Case 2:11-cv-01761-GMS Document 44 Filed 03/11/12 Page 1 of 19 1 ERNEST GALVAN (CA Bar No. 196065)* KENNETH M. WALCZAK (CA Bar No. 247389)* 2 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94104-1823 Telephone: …
Brief • March 9, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Geatreaux - East Baton Rouge, LA, Complaint, Censorship, 2012
Brief • March 7, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Columbia Co Sheriff Office, OR, Amicus Brief, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00071-SI Document 47 Filed 03/07/12 Page 1 of 14 Page ID#: 1507 Lynn S. Walsh, OSB #924955 email: walsh@europa.com 209 SW Oak Street, Suite 400 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: 503-790-2772 Facsimile: 503-227-6840 Attorney for Amicus Curiae Partnership …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Ninth Circuit Applies Turner Test to Evaluate First Amendment Interest in Prisoners’ Receipt of Unsolicited Publications by Michael Brodheim Ninth Circuit Applies Turner Test to Evaluate First Amendment Interest in Prisoners’ Receipt of Unsolicited Publications by Mike Brodheim On January 31, 2011, a divided Ninth Circuit panel reversed the grant …
Article • February 15, 2012
Federal Court Holds New Jersey Prisoner's PLN Denial Claim is Valid by On February 23, 2011, a federal court held that a New Jersey state prisoner's suit complaining of, among other issues, prison officials denying him access to Prison Legal News, stated a valid claim. Raheem Taylor, a New Jersey …
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against South Carolina Jail; County Agrees to Pay $599,900 and Change Policies by On January 10, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a First Amendment censorship suit against the Sheriff’s Office for Berkeley County, South Carolina. The settlement includes changes at the Berkeley County Detention Center (BCDC) …
Brief • February 10, 2012
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2012 - - - , ---,------.,--_._-. "$itlliWf\lt:.rGOl1f..lIJl <&ONIn~£;~C( (:,l~«20 I :L-=-_ _ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, ) ) ) …
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
PLN Wins $230,000 in Settlement that Ends Spokane, Washington Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule by by Matt Clarke In July 2011, the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington agreed to pay $230,000 to Prison Legal News to settle a federal lawsuit challenging unconstitutional restrictions on prisoners’ mail at the Spokane …
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