Wali v. Coughlin’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Elrod v. Burns · Hewitt v. Helms · Procunier v. Martinez · Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc. · Hamilton Watch Co. v. Benrus Watch Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“the same as to whether the burden of showing detriment to penological objectives is placed upon the [prison officials] under Procunier or upon the [inmates] under Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Union, Inc., 433 U.S. 119 [97 S.Ct. 2532, 53 L.Ed.2d 629] (1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“is no more critical of prison conditions and administration than earlier reports and articles which inmates have been permitted to receive.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“information ... that the Prisoners' Legal Services was involved in the organization of the [September 1983] strike.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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