How did the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 limit litigation by inmates?
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• It required inmates filing prison suits to pay a filing fee unless they claimed pauper status, limited awards of attorney fees, punished inmates with loss of good time for filing frivolous suits, and prohibited inmates from suing for mental or emotional distress unless they had suffered a physical injury.
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Which Justice was a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice early in his/her legal career?
A. Breyer B. Ginsburg C. Souter D. Thomas
Calculate the expected frequencies from the following table:
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The parole board's authority to grant or deny parole is based on:
a. assessment of the risk of the inmate to the community. b. assessment of the parolees readiness to return to the community. c. both of these. d. neither of these.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is housed within the U.S. Department of Justice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false