Parker v. Conway’s Empirical Analysis
581 F.3d 198 · 2009
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 42 U.S.C. § 1997E
Relies on Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · City of Riverside v. Rivera · Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena
Most-quoted passages
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“We are aware that § 1997e(d)(2) [if expanded to those matters where prisoners’ victories yield modest financial awards] will have a strong chilling effect upon counsels’ willingness to represent prisoners who have meritorious claims. We are also mindful that the “marginal or trivial” claims that result in a judgment for a prisoner, such as [here], do in fact arise out of an actual, proven civil rights violation. We admit to being troubled by a federal statute that seeks to reduce the number of meritorious civil rights claims and protect the public fisc at the expense of denying a politically unpopular group their ability to vindicate actual ... civil rights violations. However, we are aware that we are not authorized to act as a superlegislature to judge the wisdom or desirability of legislative policy determinations made in areas that neither affect fundamental rights nor proceed along suspect lines. Moreover, our role is not to judge the wisdom, fairness, or logic of legislative choices. Accordingly, we must conclude that § 1997e(d)(2) survives rational review.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Harris v. Ricci
How this case has been treated — in progress
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