Legal Opinion
Marvin Lee Aikens v. Leo D. Jenkins, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 1976No. 75-1430PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are inmates of Indiana State Prison, challenge certain statewide regulations promulgated by the Indiana Department of Correction which provide for censorship of literature.
Originally plaintiffs’ complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenged disciplinary transfers and other prison practices. The challenge to censorship of literature was made by amended complaint shortly before the trial. After hearing the evidence the court, in an opinion reported in 371 F.Supp. 482 (N.D.Ind.1974), resolved several issues in favor of plaintiffs but reserved the censorship…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Wali v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Roy Buise v. Donald Hudkins, Individually and as Superintendent of the Indiana State FarmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- William E. Martin v. Sgt. Earl KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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