Supreme Court of the United States, 2002

Overton v. Bazzetta

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 2, 2002

537 U.S. 1043; 123 S. Ct. 658 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

First Defense Legal Aid v. City of Chicago (1st Cir. 2003)
Phillips v. Norris (8th Cir. 2003)
Corelanius Phillips v. Larry Norris (8th Cir. 2003)

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Opinion of the Court

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions: “1. Whether prisoners have a right to noncontact visitation protected by the *1044First and Fourteenth Amendments. 2. Whether the restrictions on noncontact prison visitation imposed by the Michigan Department of Corrections are reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. 3. Whether the restrictions on noncontact prison visitation imposed by the Michigan Department of Corrections constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.”

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