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Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Defendant's View, Burnett Miller Iii Jan 1977

Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Defendant's View, Burnett Miller Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

There can be little doubt that since the late 1960's the status and conditions of our prisons have become a public issue. It can probably be said without citation that as a general proposition most states have found their prisons in a state of need. Our prisons have for many years been economically neglected in the wake of more publicly acceptable priorities. The philosophy seemed to be that prisoners were criminals that should be put away, and their lot was of their own making. There would then, of course, always be more pressing and socially acceptable purposes for which to …


Victims' Rights Litigation: A Wave Of The Future?, Frank Carrington, Fred E. Inbau Jan 1977

Victims' Rights Litigation: A Wave Of The Future?, Frank Carrington, Fred E. Inbau

University of Richmond Law Review

American Jurisprudence 2d quite properly claims to be one of the most, if not the most, comprehensive legal encyclopedia in this country. Any attorney who has had the opportunity to peruse this work would be forced to agree. It is, therefore, an interesting and unfortunate commentary upon the state of law in our society that of the thousands of topics covered in this monumental compendium of knowledge, none deals with the victims of crime.


Litigation Against A State Trader- A No-Win Contest, Jon Magnusson Jan 1977

Litigation Against A State Trader- A No-Win Contest, Jon Magnusson

University of Richmond Law Review

A litigant who sues a state trading corporation for eight years through two trials, four appeals, and three certiorari denials, and then finally wins a judgment for $411,203.72, but is unable to collect on his judgment, might feel a little discouraged about the fairness of a principle of law that denies him a right to recovery. The principle is "sovereign immunity;" a sovereign state and its property, without its consent, are immune from the adjudicative processes of the courts in another sovereign state. In traditional international law, it does not matter what kind of activity the state is engaged in; …


Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Plaintiff's View, John D. Grad, Philip J. Hirschkop Jan 1977

Prisoners' Rights Litigation- 42 U.S.C. §1983- Litigation: Plaintiff's View, John D. Grad, Philip J. Hirschkop

University of Richmond Law Review

During the years of the Warren Court, much social progress was achieved in this country through litigation. In the areas of civil liberties and civil rights this was chiefly done through affirmative law suits brought in federal court under the Civil Rights Act of 1870. While this Act was not widely used in its first ninety years, its development in the last two decades has been remarkable. Suits under the Constitution and this Act have brought dramatic change in the fields of civil rights and civil liberties.


A Review Of Prisoners' Rights Litigation Under 42 U .S.C . §1983, Scott D. Anderson, Theodore I. Brenner, Vera Duke, James E. Gray, Ronald M. Maupin Jan 1977

A Review Of Prisoners' Rights Litigation Under 42 U .S.C . §1983, Scott D. Anderson, Theodore I. Brenner, Vera Duke, James E. Gray, Ronald M. Maupin

University of Richmond Law Review

Before the mid-1960's, the federal courts frequently invoked the "hands-off" doctrine, a rule of deference to state correctional administrators, when petitioned by inmates to review conditions in state jails and prisons. When applied, the doctrine essentially held that a state prisoner's grievance was beyond the scope of authority or competence ofthe federal judiciary. With an increasing realization during the late 1960's and early 1970's that federal court intervention into state prison matters would be necessary, the 42 U.S.C. § 19831 civil rights complaint became the leading tool for effecting change in the area of prisoners rights. In order to gain …