Joseph D. Koutnik v. Lebbeus Brown, Gerald A. Berge, Warden, and Matthew J. Frank, Secretary

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• holding that district court properly dismissed substantive due process claim where plaintiff challenged defendants’ conduct under the First Amendment
• recognizing that Martinez no longer applies to incoming mail, but still applies to outgoing mail
• recognizing that Martinez was overturned in No. 18-1903 Page 4 part but remains the standard for cases involving outgoing mail
• recognizing that Martinez was overturned in No. 18-1903 Page 4 part but remains the standard for cases involving outgoing mail
• stating that the district court properly analyzed a challenge to an allegedly vague and overbroad rule under the First rather than the Fourteenth Amendment
• explaining that the district court “employed the correct approach” in dismissing the plaintiff’s substantive due process claim because the claims fell under the First Amendment

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