Bruce v. Samuels, 577 U.S. 82 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 requires prisoners to pay twenty percent of their prior month's income for each case they file.Amy Howe, Opinion analysis: Court makes quick work of prisoner fees case, (Jan. 12, 2016, 11:55 AM). The Court rejected the petitioner's argument that prisoners were only required to pay a maximum of twenty percent of their monthly income, even if they file multiple cases.
Opinion of the Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a unanimous decision.Bruce v. Samuels, No. 14–844, 577 U. S. ____, slip op. at 8 (2016).
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