Legal Opinion
Joseph Miller v. Michael Downey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2019No. 17-1507PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scudder, Circuit Judge.
Between 2012 and 2013, the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, prohibited inmates from receiving any newspapers. While awaiting trial on bank robbery charges, Joseph Miller's family bought him a $279 subscription to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin to help him with his case. Deeming the Law Bulletin a newspaper, jail officials precluded Miller from receiving it. Miller responded with a lawsuit challenging the jail's prohibition and confiscation of the publication and seeking to recover the subscription fee. The district court construed the lawsuit as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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