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Brown v. Plata, No. 09-1233 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 493; 131 S.Ct. 1910) (May 23, 2011) (Justice Kennedy)

Loaded on May 30, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists May 30, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reduction of Prison Population.

Here a sharply divided Court affirmed a lower court order directing California to reduce its prison population to 137% of design capacity to remedy systemic constitutional violations resulting from the denial of adequate medical care to prisoners.

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  2. Johnson v. Manitowoc County, No. 10-2409 (7th Cir.) (635 F.3d 331) (March 10, 2011) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)
  3. Chattler v. U.S., No. 2010-1066 (Fed. Cir.) (632 F.3d 1324) (January 10, 2011) (Judge Richard Linn)
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  5. Kentucky v. King, No. 09-1272 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 452; 131 S.Ct. 1849) (May 16, 2011) (Justice Alito)
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