Does interference with the grievance process implicate the First Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Howell v. Lindquist, No. 2:19-CV-0612-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
The right to meaningful access to the courts extends to established prison grievance procedures. Prisoners have a First Amendment right to petition the government through the prison grievance process. See Bradley v. Hall, 64 F.3d 1276, 1279 (9th Cir. 1995). Therefore, interference with the grievance process may, in certain circumstances, implicate the First Amendment.
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