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· 5/5/2000

Hackett v. Horn

Citations

  • 751 A.2d 272
  • 2000 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 232

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that denial of access to legal documents may constitute a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments
  • finding that a prison regulation limiting each inmate to ten books and one box of legal materials was valid
  • explaining that “limitations imposed . . . on materials, including legal materials, that may be kept in an inmate’s cell are reasonably related to the legitimate penological goals of safety, security[,] and fire hazard concerns”

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Judges: Colins, McGinley, Jiuliante

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