No cure for a broken heart.(prisoner has no cause of action for emotional injuries with no showing of physical injury)(Case Note): An article from: Yale Law Journal

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From the supplier: The U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Davis v. District of Columbia held that a prisoner whose fundamental privacy rights were violated had no equal protection claim due to a statutory bar to recovery for mental or emotional injuries with no showing of physical injuries. The bar to the prisoner's civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 is contained in explicit language in the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The court erred in refusing to apply a strict scrutiny standard to the statutory requirement of physical injury.

Citation Details
Title: No cure for a broken heart.(prisoner has no cause of action for emotional injuries with no showing of physical injury)(Case Note)
Author: Daniel J. Sharfstein
Publication:Yale Law Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Yale University, School of Law
Volume: 108 Issue: 8 Page: 2451-2458

Article Type: Case Note

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