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Case Categories: Jailhouse Lawyers and Access to Courts
- Johnson v. Avery (1969)
In Johnson v. Avery (1969), the Supreme Court affirmed that inmates retain the First Amendment right to petition the courts for a redress of grievances...
- Shaw v. Murphy (2001)
In Shaw v. Murphy (2001), the Supreme Court said that a prison inmate law clerk did not have a First Amendment right to assist another prisoner in legal matters...
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