NIGL v. LITSCHER

No. 19-1618.

940 F.3d 329 (2019)

Paul NIGL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jon LITSCHER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark G. Weinberg , Attorney, LAW OFFICE OF MARK G. WEINBERG, Chicago, IL, Adele D. Nicholas , Attorney, LAW OFFICE OF ADELE D. NICHOLAS, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Steven C. Kilpatrick , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Wisconsin Department of Corrections officials denied inmate Paul Nigl's request to marry his former prison psychologist, Dr. Sandra Johnston. Nigl and Johnston filed suit, arguing that the denial violates their fundamental right to marry. The denial, however, was reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Nigl...

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