Golden Gate University Law Review
Article Title
Prison Law - Casey v. Lewis: The Legal Burden Is Raised; The Physical Barrier Is Spared
Abstract
In Casey v. Lewis, the Ninth Circuit held that a prisoner's Fourteenth Amendment rights of meaningful access to the courts are not violated when he is prohibited from contact visitation with his attorney under an Arizona prison regulation. The Ninth Circuit requires prisoners to demonstrate the unreasonableness of a prison regulation which infringes upon their constitutional rights. Further, the court approves an adequate law library as an alternative to attorney-client visits to satisfy a prisoner's Fourteenth Amendment rights of meaningful access to the courts, discounting counsel's indispensable services to a prisoner.
Recommended Citation
Song Hill,
Prison Law - Casey v. Lewis: The Legal Burden Is Raised; The Physical Barrier Is Spared, 25 Golden Gate U. L. Rev.
(1995).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol25/iss1/5