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