First Amendment: Illinois inmate loses access to medical books about drugs

A federal appeals court denied an Illinois inmate access to two medical books about drugs. The prison authorities said the books could compromise security.

The inmate sued on First Amendment grounds saying that he needed the books to find out about the drugs he had been prescribed for a chronic medical condition. -db

From a commentary for the First Amendment Center, March 13, 2012, by David L. Hudson Jr.

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