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U.S. S.Ct. Upholds PLRA Automatic Termination Law

On June 19, 2000, a divided U.S. supreme court upheld the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 3626(e)(2). In 1996 congress enacted the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). Among the PLRA's provisions are 18 U.S.C. § 3626(b)(2) which allows for the "immediate termination" of prospective relief in civil actions challenging prison ...

 

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