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Brief • January 10, 2012
Prison Legal News v. Berkeley Co Sheriff Dewitt, SC, Consent Injunction, 197, censorship, 2012 2:10-cv-02594-SB -BM Date Filed 01/10/12 Entry Number 197 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, et al., Plaintiffs; No.2: 10-cv-02594-MBS UNITED STATES …
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Prison Legal News Files Censorship Suit Against Florida DOC by On November 17, 2011 the ACLU of Florida and the Florida Justice Institute filed a lawsuit on behalf of Prison Legal News in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Named as defendants in the suit are …
Brief • December 2, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Gusman, LA, Consent Judgment on Injunction, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 1 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 2 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 3 of 4 Case 2:11-cv-02277-JCZ-SS Document 32 Filed 12/02/11 Page 4 …
Brief • December 1, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Chelan Co, WA, Consent Decree, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document 52 Filed 12/01/11 Case 2:11-cv-00337-EFS Document …
Brief • November 17, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Everglades CI - Mayo, FL, Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-24145-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/17/2011 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No: ______________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a not-for-profit, Washington …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
From the Editor by Paul Wright In April 1990, the month before PLN published its first issue, Washington state enacted the nation’s first civil commitment law targeting sex offenders for indefinite imprisonment once they had completed their criminal sentences. Our results-oriented judiciary has upheld civil commitment against assorted legal challenges, …
PLN Wins Partial Victory, Attorneys Fees in FOIA Video Tape Suit Against U.S. Attorneys’ Office by Brandon Sample by Brandon Sample and Derek Gilna In a lawsuit brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Prison Legal News was awarded attorneys fees by a U.S. District Court in Colorado after …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
PLN Files Censorship Suit Against NYDOCS by On October 11, 2011, Prison Legal News filed suit against New York State Department of Correctional Services officials, including NYDOCS Commissioner Brian Fischer. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges First and Fourteenth Amendment …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
PLN Sues Jails in Louisiana, Washington State Over No-Publication Policies by On September 9, 2011, Prison Legal News filed separate lawsuits against the Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Chelan County jail in Washington State over mail policy-related issues. PLN’s suit against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Settlement Reverses Virginia DOC’s Ban on Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook by David Reutter A settlement agreement between the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) and two civil rights organizations that publish the Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook (JLH) overturned the VDOC’s ban on JLH and requires that five copies of that publication be placed …
Article • November 15, 2011
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Texas Prisoner’s Defamation Suit Dismissed by Federal Prisoner’s Defamation Suit Dismissed On June 17, 2011, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson dismissed a defamation suit filed by a federal prisoner against a Washington Post columnist. James Carpenter, a federal prisoner, sued Colbert I. King, a Washington Post columnist, after the …
Brief • October 19, 2011
Glik v Cunniffe, MA, Opp Defense Mtn for PO, police IA censorship, 2011 Case 1:10-cv-10150-LTS Document 52 Filed 10/19/11 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ SIMON GLIK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 10-10150 LTS ) JOHN CUNNIFFE, PETER J. …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
FDOC Pen Pal Advertising Ban Passes Constitutional Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In January 2011, a federal district court granted summary judgment to the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a lawsuit challenging FDOC rule 33-210.101(9), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits prisoners from advertising for pen pals …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Human Rights Defense Center Litigation Update by Lance Weber This month marks the beginning of my second year practicing law with the Litigation Project of the Human Rights Defense Center. The Litigation Project was envisioned by PLN founder Paul Wright as a complement to HRDC’s principal project, Prison Legal News, …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Postcard-Only Mail Policy Enjoined at Colorado Jail by On December 20, 2010, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel issued a preliminary injunction against a postcard-only mail policy instituted at the El Paso County Jail in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The injunction resulted from a class-action lawsuit filed by a …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Prison Legal News Sues Arizona Jail Over Restrictive Mail Policy by On September 7, 2011, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU) and the law firm of Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Pinal County, Arizona …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
PLN Sues Kansas Jail Over No-Publication Policy by On August 31, 2011, Prison Legal News filed a federal lawsuit against the Board of Commissioners for Shawnee County, Kansas and Richard Kline, Director of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. PLN’s suit alleges First Amendment violations due to a policy at …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons by Bruce Reilly Long before words there was the drum, the beat, the foundation of all communication. Some drummers and musicians communicate through the most finely crafted instruments of their day. For the prisoner it is typically the sound of …
Brief • September 27, 2011
Prison Legal News v EOUSA, US, Reply Brief, FOIA public records NO. 10-1510 In the Supreme Court of the United States ________________ PRISON LEGAL NEWS, v. Petitioner, EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS, Respondent. ________________ On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for …
Article • September 15, 2011
Working (with) the Media by Paul Wright By Paul Wright There are two types of lawyers, those who love the media, promptly return calls, are proactive about publicizing their cases, causes and clients, and those who fear the media. Some lawyers see the media as an enemy, hostile to their …
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