Younger v. Gilmore

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Younger v. Gilmore
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Decided November 8, 1971
Full case nameYounger v. Gilmore
Citations404 U.S. 15 ( more )
Holding
Imprisoned people have a right to access a law library.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas  · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart  · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall  · Harry Blackmun
Case opinion
Per curiam

Younger v. Gilmore, 404 U.S. 15 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that imprisoned people have a right to access a law library. [1] [2]

References

  1. Younger v. Gilmore, 404 U.S. 15 (1971).
  2. Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Prisoners' Rights". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 376.