Case Name: Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Bazzetta et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-12-02
Citations: 537 U.S. 1043
Docket Number: No. 02-94
Parties: Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Bazzetta et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 537
Pages: 1043–1044

Head Matter:
No. 02-94.
Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Bazzetta et al.

Opinion:
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions: "1. Whether prisoners have a right to noncontact visitation protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. 2. Whether the restrictions on noncontact prison visitation imposed by the Michigan Department of Corrections are reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. 3. Whether the restrictions on noncontact prison visitation imposed by the Michigan Department of Corrections constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment."