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Article • April 15, 2011
Library Purge Deemed Unconstitutional by On October 16, 2000, West Virginia prisoner Roger Cline filed suit against William Fox who was the warden at St. Mary’s Correctional Center, the facility where Cline was housed. The complaint was filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 accusing Fox and his staff of …
Brief • April 12, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Complaint in Intervention, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35-2 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF …
Brief • April 12, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, MIS Intervention, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35-1 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVSION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) …
Brief • April 12, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Mot to Intervene, censorship, 2011 2:10-cv-02594-MBS Date Filed 04/12/11 Entry Number 35 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION ___________________________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et. al., ) ) Plaintiffs; ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
PLN and HRDC Win Consent Judgment Against Louisiana Sheriff in Censorship Case by On May 18, 2010, Prison Legal News (PLN) and its parent organization, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), won another battle against censorship by prison and jail officials. In 2009, PLN and HRDC sued Jack A. Stephens, …
Article • March 15, 2011
Sixth Circuit Certifies to Ohio Supreme Court for Interpretation of State Law by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sua sponte certified questions to the Ohio Supreme Court as to the proper interpretation of the scope of an Ohio statutory scheme restricting internet communications. In 2002, the Ohio Legislature enacted …
Article • February 15, 2011
Gang Validation - The New Inquisition by Steve Champion On July 23, 2010, my cell was searched and three boxes of my property (legal material, books, notes, and personal writings) were confiscated and turned over to Institutional Gang Investigations (I.G. I.) for possible gang validation. The reason for the action, …
Brief • January 21, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Spokane Co, WA, Complaint, censorship, 2011
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
North Carolina Prison Censorship Class Action Suit Settled by A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit that challenged the way the North Carolina Department of Corrections (NCDOC) administers its policies related to the receipt of books and magazines by prisoners. The suit sought to enforce the First …
Brief • January 4, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Livingston et al., TX, Order, TDCJ censorship, 2011 Case 2:09-cv-00296 Document 96 Filed in TXSD on 01/04/11 Page 1 of 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, VS. BRAD LIVINGSTON, et al, Defendants. § § § § …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250 by Prison Legal News announced on September 23, 2010 that it had settled a censorship lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) for $125,250 in damages, attorney fees and costs. In October 2009, PLN filed suit against Gene M. Johnson, …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Federal Court Finds Nation of Islam Publication Not Racially Inflammatory by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 31, 2010, a Louisiana U.S. District Court held that the denial of access to a religious publication based solely on the inclusion of a section called “The Muslim Program” was a …
Brief • September 1, 2010
Couch v. Jabe, VA, Judgment, Censorship Prisoner Library, 2010 Case 7:09-cv-00434-jct-mfu Document 43 Filed 09/01/10 Page 1 of 21 'CLERK'S OFFlee U,S, DI8T. coURT AT ROANOKE, VA FILED SEP 0 1 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION WILLIAM R. COUCH, Plaintiff, …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Convictions Upheld in Appeal of Lynne Stewart, Attorney to Blind Sheikh, but Case Remanded for Resentencing by Justin Miller On December 23, 2009, a federal appeals court upheld the convictions of disbarred defense attorney Lynne Stewart and criticized what it called a “strikingly low sentence” for her offenses, which were …
CCA Pays $70,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by Alex Friedmann On June 7, 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had settled a federal censorship suit against Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company. PLN filed the lawsuit in September 2009, …
Filing • June 22, 2010
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Georgia Jail Settles PLN Censorship Suit, Pays $149,759.21 in Damages, Attorney Fees by On April 22, 2010, Prison Legal News announced that it had settled a First Amendment censorship suit against Fulton County, Georgia and former Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman. The lawsuit, filed by PLN in October 2007, claimed …
Brief • June 2, 2010
PLN v. CCA, AZ, Settlement Agreement, censorship, 2010 08/02/2010 17:18 FAX 2 3 4 5 6 7 8152833020 ~ CCA BUSINESS DEU 001/004 Daniel P. Struck, Bar #012377 Liana], Garcia, Bar #027452 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 . Telephone: (602) 263-1700 …
Brief • May 18, 2010
Prison Legal News v. Stephens, LA, Consent Decree, censorship, 2010
The History of Prison Legal News by Paul Wright In May 1990, the first issue of Prisoners’ Legal News (PLN) was published. It was hand-typed, photocopied and ten pages long. The first issue was mailed to 75 potential subscribers. Its budget was $50. The first 3 issues were banned in …
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