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Article • October 1, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Gangs
U.S. v. Green, No. 08-5548-cr (2nd Cir.) (618 F.3d 120) (August 13, 2010) (Per Curiam) by In defendant's appeal challenging a condition of his supervised release prohibiting him from associating with members of criminal street gangs or wearing the colors, tattoos or insignia related to such gangs, the condition is …
Article • December 6, 2002
Roberts v. United States Jaycees, No. 83-724 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 609; 104 S.Ct. 3244) (July 3, 1984) (Justice Brennan) by In this case, the Supreme Court addressed the right to association in two forms: freedom of expressive association and freedom of intimate association. First, the Court identified "a …
Article • September 24, 2002
N.A.A.C.P. v. Alabama, No. 92 (U.S. Supreme Court) (357 U.S. 449; 78 S.Ct. 1163) (June 30, 2058) (Justice Harlan) by Here the Court reversed contempt citations issued against the NAACP for failing to disclose to the state of Alabama the names of its members and agents, holding that such disclosures …
Article • July 1, 2002 • from P&J July, 2002
Gerber v. Hickman, No. 00-16494 (9th Cir.) (291 F.3d 617) (May 23, 2002) (Judge Barry G. Silverman) by In this case, the plaintiff, a state inmate, was serving a sentence of 100 years to life plus 11 years. He wanted to artificially inseminate his wife because he was ineligible for …
Article • October 1, 2001 • from P&J October, 2001
Gerber v. Hickman, No. 00-16494 (9th Cir.) (264 F.3d 882) (September 5, 2001) (Judge Myron H. Bright) by For the record, we note that a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held in this case that a prisoner who is incarcerated for life has a constitutional right to mail his …
Article • March 10, 2000
Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Union, No. 75-1874 (U.S. Supreme Court) (433 U.S. 119; 97 S.Ct. 2532) (June 23, 1977) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case the Court reversed a decision by the district court which held that a prison regulation prohibiting inmates from joining a prison union was invalid, …
Article • October 1, 1999 • from P&J October, 1999
U.S. v. Schave, No. 98-3691 (7th Cir.) (186 F.3d 839) (August 2, 1999) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by The defendant in this case, a member of a white supremacy group, pled guilty to the unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871. …
Article • March 1, 1998 • from P&J March, 1998
LoFranco v. U.S. Parole Commission, No. 95 CIV 8303 (JES)(EJP) (S.D.N.Y.) (986 F.Supp. 796) (November 26, 1997) (Judge John E. Sprizzo) by This case is noted because it contains a detailed review of cases upholding - or limiting - the rights of the Parole Commission to impose limitations on the …