Legal Opinion
Main Road v. Aytch
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 14, 1977No. 76-2499PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Before SEITZ, Chief Judge and GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
After a second denial of declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiff prison inmates again appeal, contending that their right of access to the press has been improperly restricted. We agree with the district court’s conclusion that prison inmates have no constitutional right to hold group press conferences where other means of communication are available. Although the net result of the litigation is a diminution of the privileges which the plaintiffs enjoyed before they began this legal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Leo F. Feeley, IV v. George Sampson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Carey v. BeansDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Norris v. FrameCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Finberg v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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