Jordan v. Pugh

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Bureau of Prisons regulations say inmates may not “act as [a] reporter” or “publish under a byline.” 28 C.F.R. § 540.20(b). Plaintiff Mark Jordan is a federal inmate who was punished for publishing under a byline after he successfully submitted two articles for publication in a magazine. In this lawsuit, Mr. Jordan challenges the BOP regulations on several grounds, including unconstitutional overbreadth and vagueness. The district court granted the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs facial vagueness claim and on the individual defendants’ qualified…