Does access to the court for civil rights purposes and filing prison grievances constitute freedom of speech?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wheeler v. Aliceson, CASE No. 1:12-cv-00860-LJO-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2013):
2. Accessing the court for civil rights purposes, and filing prison grievances are activities protected by the First Amendment. Rizzo v. Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 532 (9th Cir. 1985).
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