Punch and Jurists

Hohnson v. Phelan, No. 93-3753 (7th Cir.) (69 F.3d 144) (October 24, 1995) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - On December 19, 1995, The New York Times featured a front page story entitled "Prison's Violent Culture Enveloping Its Guards" which concluded that "there are some prisons …

Madrid v. Gomez, No. C90-3094-THE (N.D.Cal.) (889 F.Supp. 1146) (January 10, 1995) (Judge Thelton E. Henderson) by This 138 page opinion is the pièce de résistance of this week's decisions. It is one of the most chilling decisions of the year because it describes in detail what they always deny …

Xiao v. Reno, No. C-90-0350 (N.D.Cal.) (837 F.Supp. 1506) (October 6, 1993) (Judge William H. Jr. Orrick) by "There are credible reports that public security personnel sometimes use harsh treatment at the time of detention. . . . Although Chinese law details a series of procedures to be observed in …

U.S. v. Martinez-Cortez, No. 89-50665 (9th Cir.) (924 F.2d 921) (January 30, 1991) (Per Curiam) by Here the Court rejected a broad challenge to the Guidelines on the grounds that they have created an increase in the size of the prison population that is not in compliance with 28 USC …