Case Categories: Jailhouse Lawyers and Access to Courts

• Johnson v. Avery (1969)

  In Johnson v. Avery (1969), the Supreme Court affirmed that inmates retain the First Amendment right to petition the courts for a redress of grievances...

• Shaw v. Murphy (2001)

  In Shaw v. Murphy (2001), the Supreme Court said that a prison inmate law clerk did not have a First Amendment right to assist another prisoner in legal matters...