6th Circ. Revives Prisoner's Claim Over 'Cold Fan' Punishment

By Parker Quinlan ( September 9, 2025, 10:27 PM EDT) -- The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday partially revived a civil rights lawsuit brought by an incarcerated person in Michigan, finding that his First Amendment rights were violated and he was retaliated against for complaining about an industrial fan that blew excessively cold air into his cell....

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