Moore v. Ciccone’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “* * * that, regarding censorship of mail between inmates and their attorneys or the Courts, outgoing mail may not be inspected or opened; incoming mail may be opened only if manipulation of the envelope, use of fluoroscopes and metal detectors or other alternate means to opening the envelopes fail to disclose contraband and there is a real possibility that contraband will be included in such mail; in addition, if the envelope from the attorney or Court is marked 'Privileged', it cannot be opened except in the presence of the inmate addressee * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert O. McDonnell Etc. v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Etc., Robert O. McDonnell Etc. v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Etc.

2. ““Thus, while control of the mails may be a proper function of penal administration, overly broad regulations which permit the opening and inspection of legal mail cannot be generally approved. The search for contraband, when extended to ordinary correspondence, seems both remote and speculative.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 369 F. Supp. 14 - Preston v. Cowan

3. “... a rule could be promulgated that any correspondence from legal counsel which is marked 'Privileged' will be opened and inspected for contraband, but only in the presence of the inmate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harrod v. Halford