Legal Opinion
Langton v. Secretary of Public Safety
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 11, 1994No. 92-P-1835PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
In this complaint, the plaintiff, William Langton, an inmate at the North Central Correctional Insti tution (NCCI) at Gardner, alleges that the Secretary of Public Safety (Secretary) and other officials of NCCI violated his Federal and State constitutional rights to free speech by forcing him to submit to a psychological examination because he sent a letter to the Secretary criticizing prison conditions. He also contends that his fellow prisoners’ free speech and due process rights were violated when prison authorities censored and confiscated certain video films. The plaintiff seeks…
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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