Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Medellin v. United States

Medellin v. United States, 446 U.S. 966 (1980)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-05-27
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • approving a search of mail that was made prior to delivery to the addressee at an inland post office
  • no basis for bfoq defense where hiring women at prison would not undermine the administration
  • possible to develop narrowly-drawn job classifications for correctional counselors to protect inmate privacy

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.