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What did the court decide in Lewis v. Casey?

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Bounds did not create an abstract, freestanding right to a law library or legal assistance

The Court narrowed Bounds, requiring a prisoner to show actual injury to a nonfrivolous legal claim rather than a library deficiency alone.

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