Jean Luetin sits on the governor's committee on corrections and community welfare. She is to work with this panel to decrease the state's prison population. She and the other board members do not see eye to eye. Ms. Luetin feels that this is going to be quite the challenge, but will take advantage of every opportunity to improve the correctional facility. The committee decided that regardless of what they do, they have to make sure they do not do anything that would cause a lawsuit, which is allowed by which landmark court case?

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Jean Luetin sits on the governor's committee on corrections and community welfare. She is to work with this panel to decrease the state's prison population. She and the other board members do not see eye to eye. Ms. Luetin feels that this is going to be quite the challenge, but will take advantage of every opportunity to improve the correctional facility. ​ The committee decided that regardless of what they do, they have to make sure they do not do anything that would cause a lawsuit, which is allowed by which landmark court case?

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Cooper v. Pate (1964) is the landmark case that allowed prisoners to sue for civil rights violations, emphasizing the importance of not doing anything that would cause a lawsuit in the context of prison reform efforts.

Jean Luetin Sits on the Governor's Committee on Corrections and Community