Legal Opinion
Wolf v. Atty Gen USA
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 24, 2002No. 01-1869PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
A class of federal prisoners challenges a prison policy that prevents them from viewing movies rated R or NC-17. The District Court granted the government’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, reasoning that the prison policy met the requirement that restrictions on First Amendment rights of inmates be “reason ably related to legitimate penological interests.” Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89, 107 S.Ct. 2254, 96 L.Ed.2d 64 (1987). However, we conclude that the District Court did not conduct a proper, thorough analysis under Turner in that it did…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Shaw v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Julio Giano v. Daniel Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility Thomas Coughlin, Commissioner, Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Robert Perry Dehart v. Martin Horn, Commissioner of Corrections James S. Price, Supeintendent of Sci Greene United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- John Doe v. Joan DelieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Wolf v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Sulehria v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009