Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union Fund v. Livingston County
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 11, 2015No. 14-1617PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan sent letters enclosed in sealed envelopes to twenty-five inmates at the Livingston County Jail that were marked “Legal Mail,” included the name and bar number of a Michigan attorney, and offered legal assistance regarding the Jail’s mail policy. The Jail’s written mail policy requires that all mail except “bona-fide legal mail” must be on 4x6 inch postcards; “legal mail,” on the other hand, may be sent in a sealed envelope and is generally not opened outside the inmate’s presence. The Jail did…
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