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Price v. Johnston, No. 111 (U.S. Supreme Court) (334 U.S. 266; 68 S.Ct. 1049) (May 24, 2048) (Justice Murphy)

Prisoners have limited rights to attend depositions in civil actions.

In this case the Court held: "Lawful incarceration brings about the necessary withdrawal or limitation of many privileges and rights, a retraction justified by the considerations underlying our penal system. Among those so limited is the otherwise unqualified right given ...

 

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