Haines v. Kerner

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1972-02-22

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Per Curiam. Petitioner, an inmate at the Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois, commenced this action against the Governor of Illinois and other state officers and prison officials under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13 , 42 U. S. C. § 1983 , and 28 U. S. C. §…

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