Legal Opinion
Waterman v. Verniero
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 21, 1998No. Civil Action 98-1398PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLIN, District Judge.
The Constitution of the United States establishes courts to ensure that the government does not overstep its authority and infringe the rights of the people. Thus, courts are more than just arbiters of disputes between the people and the government— they are the wall that protects the people from the government. In this case, the Court must determine whether New Jersey violated Richard Waterman’s and Michael Curtis’s (“plaintiffs”) rights to free speech under the First Amendment 1 when it enacted N.J.S.A 2C:47-10, which prohibits inmates at the Adult Diagnostic…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Richard Waterman v. John Farmer, Jr., New Jersey Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Waterman v. FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- British Telecommunications PLC v. Prodigy Communications Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- United States v. DemostheneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Waterman v. FarmerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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