Legal Opinion
Smith v. Robbins
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 18, 1971No. Civ. 11-62PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
This is a class action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive relief against the censorship by the Maine State Prison authorities of so-called “legal mail,” that is, inmate mail to and from courts and attorneys. Jurisdiction is conceded under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The named plaintiff and the members of the plaintiff class are all confined in the prison serving sentences imposed by the courts of the State of Maine. Defendant is the warden of the prison, in whose custody plaintiffs are held.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Joseph Taylor v. W. L. SterrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Cooper v. MorinNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- McGinnis v. StevensAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
- Collins v. SchoonfieldDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
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