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HAMMER v. ASHCROFT

No. 06-1750.

512 F.3d 961 (2008)

David Paul HAMMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John D. ASHCROFT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Chad E. Bell (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward Himmelfarb (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Lucy A. Dalglish, Gregg P. Leslie, Nathan Winegar, Arlington, VA, Stephen A. Key, Hoosier State Press Association, Indianapolis, IN, Kevin M. Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, Arlington, VA, Bruce W. Sanford, Bruce D. Brown, Laurie A. Babinski, Baker & Hostetler, Kathleen A. Kirby, Wiley Rein, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

David Hammer, a federal prisoner on death row, sued various Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") officials alleging that they violated his First Amendment and equal protection rights by implementing and enforcing a policy that prevents him from giving face-to-face interviews with the media and from talking with the media about other inmates. The current defendants—the former Attorney General of the United States, John Ashcroft; a former BOP Director...

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