It was once the prevailing legal philosophy that prisoners forfeited their constitutional rights as a consequence of their crimes.______ shifted this philosophy and opened the floodgates on prisoner litigation.

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Cooper v. Pate, a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1964, shifted the prevailing legal philosophy that prisoners forfeited their constitutional rights as a consequence of their crimes. This case established that prisoners were entitled to the protection of their civil rights and opened the floodgates on prisoner litigation.

It Was Once the Prevailing Legal Philosophy That Prisoners Forfeited