Punch and Jurists

Miniken v. Walter, No. CS-96-407-JLQ (E.D.Wash.) (978 F.Supp. 1356) (August 26, 1997) (Judge Justin L. Quackenbush) by Court held it improper and a violation of both the First and Fourteenth Amendments for a prison to concoct regulations designed to prohibit distribution of Prison Legal News to prisoners. Although the Government …

Amatel v. Reno, No. Civil Action No. 96-2774(SS) (D.D.C.) (975 F.Supp. 365) (August 12, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin) by This is a significant prison litigation case in which the court invalidated - as "facially violative of the First Amendment" - a recent, little noticed statute that permits the Federal Bureau …