MILLER v. DOWNEY

No. 17-1507.

915 F.3d 460 (2019)

Joseph MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael DOWNEY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Birnbaum , Attorney, Matthew S. Hellman , Attorney, JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Washington, DC, Barry Levenstam , Attorney, JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael D. Bersani , Attorney, Glenn David Mathues , Attorney, HERVAS, CONDON & BERSANI, Itasca, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Between 2012 and 2013, the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, prohibited inmates from receiving any newspapers. While awaiting trial on bank robbery charges, Joseph Miller's family bought him a $279 subscription to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin to help him with his case. Deeming the Law Bulletin...

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