1. Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, No. 90-954 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 9, 1991, Argued , January 15, 1992, Decided ** Together with No. 90-1004, Rapone, Commissioner of Correction of Massachusetts v. Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: The Court adopted flexible standard for seeking a modification of a consent decree stemming from institutional reform litigation, which required significant changes in law or facts and a modification tailored to changed circumstances.
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