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Chapter Three
Your Rights in Prison
Chapter Three: Your Rights in Prison This chapter provides information ... Three: Table of Contents Section A Your First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech and Association Section B Your ... to Practice Your Religion Section C Your Right to be Free from Discrimination Section D Your Procedural Due ...
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Chapter Five
How to Start Your Lawsuit
Chapter Five: How to Start Your Lawsuit This chapter explains how to start a lawsuit ... with internet access, they can download the rules for free from the specific District Court’s website. Some ... until the new procedure is put into effect. You can sue right away to block it as long as you have first completed ...
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Chapter Six
What Happens After You File Your Suit
... Summary of a Lawsuit Short Summary of a Lawsuit Filing your lawsuit is only the beginning. You must be prepared ... to discovery, each side can get more information from the other through document requests, interrogatories, ... district court after trial or summary judgment has a legal right to appeal to a U.S. circuit court of appeals. There are ...
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Chapter Two
Overview of Types of Lawsuits and the Prison Litigation Reform Act
... need is to have been “within the jurisdiction” when your rights were violated. “Within the jurisdiction” just ... in state prison. Religious freedom is a constitutional right protected by the First Amendment, but RLUIPA and RFRA ... officials do not have a duty to provide a “risk-free” environment. They do, however, have a duty to keep ...
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Appendix A
Glossary of Terms
... are brought by a private party to protect a private right. Claim : A legal demand made about a violation of ... : The process of getting information which is relevant to your case in preparation for a trial. Discretion : The power ... example, people in prison have the “right” to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Sanction : A penalty ...