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Bounds And Beyond: A Need To Reevaluate The Right Of Prisoner Access To The Courts, Steven D. Hinckley
Bounds And Beyond: A Need To Reevaluate The Right Of Prisoner Access To The Courts, Steven D. Hinckley
University of Richmond Law Review
There is little doubt that a prisoner's most important right is access to the courts. Without access, prisoners have neither a forum in which to question the conditions and constitutionality of their confinement, nor an arena in which to seek vindication of other alleged rights violations. Therefore, the right of access is the foundation upon which other prisoners' rights are built.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Criminal Procedure, Ronald J. Bacigal
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Criminal Procedure, Ronald J. Bacigal
University of Richmond Law Review
In the landmark case of New Jersey v. T.L.O., the United States Supreme Court applied the fourth amendment to searches conducted by public school officials. This past term, in O'Conner v. Ortega, the Court held that the fourth amendment is also applicable to work-related searches conducted by public employers. As in New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Court rejected the probable cause standard in favor of a "reasonableness under all the circumstances" test to determine the constitutionality of such searches. This general "reasonableness" approach was also approved in Maryland v. Garrison, where the Court held that an "objectively understandable and reasonable" …