Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Medellin v. United States

446 U.S. 966

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.