Forchion v. Intensive Supervised Parole.

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

U.S. District Court

FREE SPEECH

RETALIATION

Forchion v. Intensive Supervised Parole, 240 F.Supp.2d 302 (D.N.J. 2003). A prisoner brought a civil rights action alleging that his removal from a state intensive supervision parole program was motivated by his protected conduct in advocating for the legalization of marijuana, in violation of his First Amendment rights. The district court granted a preliminary injunction, reinstating the prisoner in the release program pending determination of his claim. The court found that the prisoner's conduct while participating in the release...