Riley v. Coutu’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Graham v. Connor · Lewis Director Arizona Department of Corrections v. Casey · Pell v. Procunier · Johnson v. Glick · Lee v. Texas
Most-quoted passages
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“Certain means of 'retaliation' may be so de minimis as not to inhibit or punish an inmate's right of free speech. Many verbal responses by officials of resentment or even ridicule would fall into this safe harbor of permitted response.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dawes v. Walker
How this case has been treated — in progress
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