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U.S. Supreme Court Holds California Policy Of Double-Celling By Race During Prison Intake Must Pass
Loaded on July 15, 2005
by Marvin Mentor
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2005, page 22
U.S. Supreme Court Holds California Policy Of Double-Celling By Race During Prison Intake Must Pass Strict Scrutiny," Not Rational Relationship" Test
Filed under:
Classification,
Gang Policies,
Racial Discrimination,
Attorney Misconduct.
Location:
California.
by Marvin Mentor
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the strict scrutiny test, not the more deferential legitimate penological interest test, applied when determining the constitutionality of the California ...
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