Allen v. Thomas.U.S. Appeals Court RETALIATION RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and Allen v. Thomas, 388 F.3d 147 (5th Cir. 2004). A state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State whose property was confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. brought a [section] 1983 action against correctional officers. The district court dismissed the complaint and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded. The appeals court held that confiscation confiscation In law, the act of seizing property without compensation and submitting it to the public treasury. Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by the police. Additionally, government action (e.g. of the prisoner's long-held word processor, which allegedly occurred shortly after he submitted letters that were critical of the prison to a mail room for mailing, was sufficient to state a claim of retaliation for his exercise of his First Amendment rights. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division) |
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