U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 16, 2010
High Court to Mull Prison Healthcare Suit
Wading into the hotly contested fight over California prison overcrowding, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday said it would take up the issue of whether a specially convened court had jurisdiction to order the release of up to 46,000 prisoners.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Wading into the hotly contested fight over California prison overcrowding, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday said it would take up the issue of whether a specially convened court had jurisdiction to order the release of up to 46,000 prisoners.
The principal legal question is whether the three-judge U.S. district court panel could issue a prisoner release order under the 199...
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