Legal Opinion
Rhem v. McGrath
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 1971No. 70 Civ. 3962PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
In this suit brought under the federal Civil Rights Law, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs seek relief for a class consisting of all the inmates now confined in the Manhattan House of Detention for Men, commonly known as “the Tombs.” Plaintiffs allege that the conditions under which they are presently confined constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment, that the practice of opening and inspecting inmates’ incoming mail is an infringement on their constitutional right to communicate freely with their attorneys, and that the absence of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Denis Hanly v. Richard G. Kleindienst, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Eddie Adams v. Norman Carlson, Director of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Norman C. Gray, Jr. v. J. Shane Creamer, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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