Younger v. Gilmore

November 8, 1971

Supreme Court of the United States · decided November 8, 1971

Younger v. Gilmore, 404 U.S. 15 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that imprisoned people have a right to access a law library.

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Relies on Johnson v. Avery · Alabama State Teachers Association v. Alabama Public School and College Authority · Townsend v. Swank

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Affirmed · 7–0 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided November 8, 1971

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Cited by 601 later decisions (22 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 2016 · most notably Wolff v. McDonnell (1974), Preiser v. Rodriguez (1973)

222 federal appellate · 84 district · 59 state decisions — followed in 15 states

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George R. Nock, San Francisco, Cal., for appellants.

John E. Wahl, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

¶1

On this appeal we postponed the question of jurisdiction pending the hearing of the case on the merits. Lynch v. Gilmore, 401 U.S. 906, 91 S.Ct. 864, 27 L.Ed.2d 804 (1971).

¶2

Having heard the case on its merits, we find that this Court does have jurisdiction (Alabama State Teachers Ass'n v. Alabama Public School and College Authority, 393 U.S. 400, 89 S.Ct. 681, 21 L.Ed.2d 631 (1969)) and affirm the judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of California. Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483, 89 S.Ct. 747, 21 L.Ed.2d 718 (1969).