Legal Opinion
Onishea v. Hopper
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 7, 1999No. 96-6213PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff class, all of whom are prison inmates who have tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), have sued officials of the Alabama Department of Corrections under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act1 to force integration of prison recreational, religious, and educational programs. The district court denied relief, and we affirm.
I. Background
This litigation began over a decade ago in reaction to a legislatively inspired program to prevent the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Alabama’s prison system. Under statute,2 the Alabama…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Charles E. Donahue v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- United States v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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