Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections.

• Position: FREE SPEECH, EXPRESSION, ASSOC. - Brief Article

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Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections, 224 F.Supp.2d 1253 (N.D.Cal. 2002). State prisoners brought a [section] 1983 action challenging a prison requirement that books received from vendors have a special shipping label attached, alleging violation of their First Amendment rights. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the prisoners and held that injunctive relief was warranted. The court held that the policy unduly burdened the prisoners' First Amendment rights, noting that the policy was not applied to non-book packages...