Geraci v. Treuchtlinger’s Empirical Analysis
487 F.2d 590 · 1973
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1257 · 28 U.S.C. § 2281 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Golden v. Zwickler · Thomas J. Kerrigan v. Gerald A. Boucher · Norman v. Connecticut State Board of Parole
Most-quoted passages
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“on December 13, 1972. One week later, Geraci and about a dozen other inmates who were in the administrative tier were orally advised of Nassau County Sheriff's Order Number 25, dated October 9, 1972, which in essence requires prisoners to keep their hair neat, clean and trimmed, not touching the ears or collar except for the closely cut hair on the back of the neck. A prison official further read New York Correction Law Sec. 804 (McKinney's Consol.Laws, c. 43, 1968) and informed the inmates that, pursuant to that statute,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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