Punch and Jurists

Hadix v. Johnson, No. 80-73581 (E.D.Mich.) (947 F.Supp. 1100) (November 1, 1996) (Judge John Feikens) by In this case the court held that the provisions of the PLRA, which provide for termination of prospective relief in civil actions regarding prison conditions, violate the Separation of Powers principles by retroactively instructing …

Plyler v. Moore, No. 96-6884 (4th Cir.) (100 F.3d 365) (November 14, 1996) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by This is another decision involving the recently enacted (and hastily drafted) Prison Litigation Reform Act (the "PLRA"). It is noted because it cites some of the sparse legislative history of that …

Plyler v. Moore, No. 96-6884 (4th Cir.) (100 F.3d 365) (November 14, 1996) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by This is another decision involving the recently enacted (and hastily drafted) Prison Litigation Reform Act (the "PLRA"). It is noted because it cites some of the sparse legislative history of that …

Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 75 Civ 3073 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (935 F.Supp. 332) (July 23, 1996) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer) by Case rejected a broad series of constitutional challenges to the provisions of the PLRA that allow prisons to escape from the effect of "prospective relief" consent decrees. Following his controversial …