Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Volume
2024
First Page
17
Last Page
46
Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Note
Abstract
This Note will advocate for the position taken by the Third and Seventh Circuits that incarcerated individuals’ right to affirmative assistance in accessing legal materials extends past the pleading stage to all stages of civil rights claims and post-conviction criminal appeals. U.S. Supreme Court precedent supports this position, and judicial clarity on this issue is required to best protect the constitutional right of access in light of significant existing barriers to incarcerated litigants’ access to courts.
Recommended Citation
Alison Aimers,
Meaningful or Meaningless? The Temporal Scope of the Constitutional Right of Access to Courts for Incarcerated Litigants,
2024
Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo
17
(2024).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/102