No. 19-7849October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Black v. Dolan
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Specific details regarding the underlying legal dispute are not available in the provided record.
Question presented
1. Whether the Second Circuit’s "actual chill" requirement for First Amendment retaliation claims brought by inmates conflicts with the "ordinary firmness" standard used by other Circuits and this Court’s precedent? 2. Whether the Second Circuit’s requirement that an inmate demonstrate an "actual chill" of his First Amendment rights to maintain a retaliation claim is consistent with the "ordinary firmness" test set forth in Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78 (1987)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
First Amendment
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 6, 2026
- Method
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