Piscottano v. Murphy.

• Position: State corrections officers sues prison officials - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DISCIPLINE

FREE SPEECH

ASSOCIATION

Piscottano v. Murphy, 317 F.Supp.2d 97 (D.Conn. 2004). State corrections officers filed a [section] 1983 action alleging that prison officials disciplined them in violation of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights for associating with a motorcycle group, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. The district court denied the officers' motion for injunctive relief, finding that their First Amendment right to freedom of association had not been violated, and that the directive under which the disciplinary actions were taken was not impermissibly overbroad. The court also held that the officers failed to establish serious questions as to the merits of their claim that the...