United States Third Circuit

A challenge to a prison policy, preventing prisoners from viewing movies rated "R" or "NC-17", was improperly dismissed where the court did not conduct a proper First Amendment analysis under Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/07/2002
• Decided 07/24/2002
• Published 07/24/2002

Judges

• Before MANSMANN,RENDELL and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jere Krakoff (Argued), Pennsylvania InstitutionalLaw Project, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura S. Irwin, Office of U.S. Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, Edward Himmelfarb (Argued), U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for appellees.