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Shaw v. Murphy, No. 99-1613 (U.S. Supreme Court) (532 U.S. 223; 121 S.Ct. 1475) (April 18, 2001) (Justice Thomas)

Loaded on Feb. 4, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists April 02, 2001
Filed under: First Amendment, Punch And Jurists.

In this case, the Court held that prison inmates do not have any freestanding constitutional right to assist other inmates in filing legal claims. Starting from the premise that “it is indisputable that inmate law clerks are sometimes a menace to prison discipline,” Justice Thomas, writing for a unanimous …

 

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  1. Shaw v. Murphy, No. 99-1613 (U.S. Supreme Court) (532 U.S. 223; 121 S.Ct. 1475) (April 18, 2001) (Justice Thomas)
  2. U.S. v. Sonsalla, No. 00-3454 (7th Cir.) (241 F.3d 904) (March 1, 2001) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)
  3. U.S. v. Patterson, No. 97-3159 (7th Cir.) (241 F.3d 912) (March 2, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  4. U.S. v. Williams, No. 00-1519 (2nd Cir.) (247 F.3d 353) (April 18, 2001) (Judge Guido Calabresi)
  5. U.S. v. Kingsley, No. 98-6274 (6th Cir.) (241 F.3d 828) (March 7, 2001) (Judge Robert B. Krupansky)
  6. Atwater v. Lago Vista, No. 99-1408 (U.S. Supreme Court) (532 U.S. 318; 121 S.Ct. 1536) (April 24, 2001) (Justice Souter)
  7. U.S. v. Miranda, No. 98-11183 (5th Cir.) (248 F.3d 434) (April 17, 2001) (Judge Robert M. Parker)
  8. U.S. v. Gallego, No. 97-5293 (11th Cir.) (247 F.3d 1191) (April 13, 2001) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)
  9. Robinson v. U.S., No. 00 CIV 7493 (S.D.N.Y.) (129 F.Supp.2d 627) (January 29, 2001) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan)
  10. U.S. v. Francis, No. 98 CR. 606(RPP) (S.D.N.Y.) (129 F.Supp.2d 612) (January 25, 2001) (Judge Robert P. Jr. Patterson)
  11. U.S. v. Real Property in Section 9, No. 98-2261 (6th Cir.) (241 F.3d 796) (March 1, 2001) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)
  12. U.S. v. U.S. Currency in the Amount of $119,984, No. CV-99-1978 (CPS) (E.D.N.Y.) (129 F.Supp.2d 471) (January 17, 2001) (Judge Charles P. Sifton)
  13. U.S. v. Parker, No. 00-10118 (9th Cir.) (241 F.3d 1114) (March 1, 2001) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin)
  14. U.S. v. Gregory, No. 97-1687 (2nd Cir.) (245 F.3d 160) (April 2, 2001) (Judge Denny Chin)

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