Shackling Convicted Prisoners During Civil Trial Proceedings

In Claiborne v. Blauser , 928 F.3d 794 (9th Cir. 2019), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court's denial of a California prisoner's motion for a new trial in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit. The plaintiff argued for a new trial because he was shackled without justification during