Jan 13, 1993 · May an inmate sue to prove that his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment has been violated by prison officials ...
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Argued January 13, 1993 -- Decided June 18, 1993. Respondent McKinney, a Nevada state prisoner, filed suit against petitioner prison officials, ...
The Court of Appeals has ruled that McKinney's claim is that the level of ETS to which he has been involuntarily exposed is such that his future health is ...
A magistrate judge ruled that McKinney did not have a constitutional right to be free from cigarette smoking and granted judgment for the prison officials.
An inmate brought a civil rights action against representatives of the Nevada State prison system, alleging that his involuntary, unhealthy exposure to ...
The court, however, held that McKinney had stated a valid. Eighth Amendment claim by alleging future harm to his health as a result of compelled exposure to ...
Petition to the King by Juan de Peñuelas requesting that certain prison inmates be sent to ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered ...
The prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment embraces unnecessary mental as well as physical pain and suffering during the execution process.
William McKinney brought a civil rights action1 alleging a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights as a result of being.