Safety and security.

• Position: Sorrels v. McKee - Brief Article

39. Safety and Security U.S. Appeals Court Sorrels v. McKee, 290 F.3d 965 (9th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action PUBLICATIONS against prison officials, alleging that enforcement of a prison policy that prohibits a prisoner from receiving publications as a gift violated his First Amendment and due process rights. The district court granted summary judgment for the prison officials and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the officials were entitled to qualified immunity because the unconstitutionality of the ban on gift...