Clement v. California Department of Corrections

June 17, 2002

The landmark case Clement v. California Department of Corrections was brought on behalf of Pelican Bay prisoner Frank Clement by the ACLU of Northern California and the Prison Law Office. Clement filed a federal court challenge to the California Department of Corrections policy prohibiting inmates at the prison from receiving any mail that contains material printed from the Internet. A U.S. district court judge ruled that prisoners have a First Amendment right to receive mail that contains material printed from the Internet and barred the California Department of Corrections from "enforcing any policy prohibiting California inmates from receiving mail that contains Internet-generated information."

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Brief
Summary Judgement Order
Opposition
Glover Declaration
Godwin Declaration
Lozano Declaration
Mulligan Declaration
Stemple Declaration