What rights does a prisoner have to access the courts?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Coooper v. Paramo, Case No.: 3:20-cv01342-AJB-NLS (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Prisoners have a constitutional right to access to the courts. Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 346 (1996). The right is limited to the filing of direct criminal appeals, habeas petitions, and civil rights actions. Id. at 354. Claims for denial of access to the courts may arise from the frustration or hindrance of "a litigating opportunity yet to be gained" (forward-looking access claim) or from the loss of a suit that cannot now be tried
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