Supreme Court of the United States
Beard v. Banks
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 28, 2006
- Case
- Beard v. Banks
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which The Chief Justice, Justice Kennedy, and Justice Souter join. We here consider whether a Pennsylvania prison policy that “denies newspapers, magazines, and photographs” to a *525group of specially dangerous and recalcitran…
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