Legal Opinion
Procunier v. Martinez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1974No. 72-1465PublishedCited by 2,554 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*398Mr. Justice Powell
delivered- the opinion of the ' Court.
This case concerns the constitutionality of certain regulations promulgated by appellant Procunier in his. capacity as Director of the California Department of Corrections. Appellees brought a class action on behalf of themselves and. all other inmates of penal institutions under the Department’s jurisdiction to challenge the rules relating to censorship of prisoner mail and the ban against the use of law' student's and legal paraprofessionals to conduct attorney-client, interviews with inmates. Pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 2281 a…
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