Shaw v. Murphy

Shaw v. Murphy
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 16, 2001
Decided April 18, 2001
Full case nameRobert Shaw, et al. v. Kevin Murphy
Citations532 U.S. 223 (more)
121 S. Ct. 1475; 149 L. Ed. 2d 420; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3205; 69 U.S.L.W. 4231; 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3051; 2001 Daily Journal DAR 3755; 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1984; 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 174
Case history
PriorThe district court denied declaratory and injunctive relief for the petitioner. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, Murphy v. Shaw, 195 F.3d 1121 (9th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 530 U.S. 1303 (2000).
Holding
There is no First Amendment right for a prisoner to provide legal assistance to a fellow prisoner.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceGinsburg
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Shaw v. Murphy, 532 U.S. 223 (2001), is a decision of the United States Supreme Court rejecting the First Amendment right of prisoners to provide legal assistance to other prisoners.[1]

  1. ^ Shaw v. Murphy, 532 U.S. 223 (2001).