Legal Opinion

Prison Legal News v. Cook

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 7, 2001No. 99-36084PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Prison Legal News (“Publisher”), publisher of a non-profit newsletter, and prisoners Michael Tucker, Mark Wilson and Hung Le (“Prisoners”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment on their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims in favor of defendant officials (“Officials”) of the Oregon Department of Corrections (“the Department”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and reverse and remand.

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This case concerns the constitutionality of the Department’s policy of prohibiting the receipt of standard rate mail, as applied to subscription non-profit organization…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Lopez v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Ross W. Sorrels v. Ronald McKee David Buss Cly Evans Archie Grant Loreli, Cruthers Kay Walter Jim Blodgett Joseph LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Afshin Bahrampour v. R.O. Lampert, Superintendent Debbie Holland Teresa Hicks Kathy StevensCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. Prison Legal News v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  4. Clement v. California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. Prison Legal News v. CookCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001

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