Williamson County v. Heckman’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Gerstein v. Pugh · Lewis Director Arizona Department of Corrections v. Casey · Sosna v. Iowa · United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty
Most-quoted passages
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“[tjhese proceedings are held in a secure area within the jail and are not open to family members or members of the public.” Plaintiffs allege similar facts about the first appearance docket: “A bailiff is standing at the door to the courtroom and tells people attempting to enter the courtroom that only persons with cases on the docket are allowed in the courtroom.... Bailiffs stationed inside the courtroom also repeatedly ask whether there are any family members or members of the public inside the courtroom, and order any person who does not have a case on the first appearance docket to leave the courtroom.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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