Block v. Rutherford

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1984-07-03

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Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to decide whether pretrial detainees have a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution to contact visits and to observe shakedown searches of their cells by prison officials. I Los Angeles County Central Jail is one of seven principal facilities operated by the Sheriff of Los Angeles…

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