PRISON LEGAL NEWS v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

No. 18-1486.

944 F.3d 868 (2019)

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant-Appellee. Uptown People's Law Center; Danielle C. Jefferis; Nicole B. Godfrey, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED December 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew S. Shapanka of Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Peter A. Swanson , Terra W. Fulham , Alyson R. Sandler of Covington & Burling LLP, Washington D.C.; Steven D. Zansberg of Ballard Spahr LLP, Denver, Colorado, with him on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Bishop Grewell , Assistant United States Attorney ( Jason R. Dunn , United States Attorney with him on the brief), Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee.

Nicholas J. Siciliano , Dylan Glenn of Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, Illinois, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant for Danielle C. Jefferis, Nicole B. Godfrey, and Uptown People's Law Center.

Before HARTZ, SEYMOUR, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


Prison Legal News ("PLN") publishes a monthly magazine to help inmates navigate the criminal justice system. Between January 2010 and April 2014 (the "Rejection Period"), the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") rejected the distribution of 11 publications PLN sent to inmate subscribers at the BOP's United States Penitentiary...

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