Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Casey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1996No. 94-1511PublishedCited by 6,784 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
In Bounds v. Smith, 430 U. S. 817 (1977), we held that “the fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts requires prison authorities to assist inmates in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law.” Id., at 828. Petitioners, who are officials of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC), contend that the United States District Court for the District of Arizona erred in finding them in violation of Bounds, and that the court’s remedial order exceeded lawful…
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