Columbia Law School's Mass Incarceration Clinic Wins Major Case in Federal Court
September 05, 2019
September 05, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news release:
Citing written and oral arguments made by five students, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that a Connecticut prisoner's permanent solitary confinement violates the Constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
In a stunning decision handed down on August 27, Chief Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled in favor of a prisoner contesting the constitutionality of his permanent solit . . .
Citing written and oral arguments made by five students, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that a Connecticut prisoner's permanent solitary confinement violates the Constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
In a stunning decision handed down on August 27, Chief Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled in favor of a prisoner contesting the constitutionality of his permanent solit . . .