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Nevada Department of Corrections v. Greene

9th CircuitAugust 15, 2011No. 08-17091, 09-15753Cited 233 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Hug, Silverman, Graber
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
summary judgment
Circuit
9th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Retaliation

Outcome

The Nevada Department of Corrections prevailed on summary judgment in challenging the constitutionality of its system-wide ban on inmate possession of typewriters. The court affirmed that the ban does not violate inmates' constitutional rights under the First, Fourteenth, or other amendments.

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