Jonathan Simon Comments on California Prison Overcrowding Case

San Jose Mercury News, November 28, 2010 by Howard Mintz
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_16724376?nclick_check=1

Legal experts predict the state may have a strong argument in the Supreme Court, which is decidedly more conservative on law-and-order issues than the three judges who issued the California order…. But Jonathan Simon … said the justices may still be reluctant to tamper with the overall factual findings of the three-judge panel, although they may decide the courts need to give the state “more leeway” to comply with the orders.