Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Collins
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 12, 1976No. Civ. K-74-369PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Charles K. Hopkins, presently confined in the Maryland Penitentiary, seeks summary judgment in connection with his quest for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Specifically, plaintiff contends that he has the right under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to receive and read while in confinement in that institution The Black Panther, a weekly newspaper published by the Black Panther Party. Plaintiff challenges the procedures and standards pursuant to which the defendants, the Warden and Assistant Wardens at the Maryland Penitentiary, determine the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- William E. Martin v. Sgt. Earl KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- White v. KellerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- Champagne v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Charles K. Hopkins v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Guajardo v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
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