Van den Bisch v. Raemisch

Dist. Ct. did not err in finding that defendants-prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity in action by plaintiff-publisher of The New Abolitionist newsletter that challenged defendants' decision to refuse to distribute said newsletter to inmates in prison where newsletter contained content that posed unacceptable risk to inmate rehabilitation and prison security. Record supported instant ban where certain articles in newsletter contained false information about conditions in prison facility and encouraged inmates to distrust prison staff. Fact that eventual distribution of newsletter to inmates did not generate any actual security threats was irrelevant.