Ramirez v. Pugh, No. 02-2101 (3rd Cir.) (379 F.3d 122) (August 12, 2004) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)
Sharply disagreeing with the D.C. Circuit, the Third Circuit held that the Ensign Amendment, which bars the distribution of sexually explicity materials in prison, was facially invlid as overly broad and unsupported by adequate penological goals.
In 1996, Congress enacted a law that bars the BOP from distributing to inmates ...
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