The Comment examines the Supreme Court’s “access to the courts” jurisprudence as developed by five specific cases. The cases unequivocally establish the right of access to the courts where a fundamental interest is at stake, and lend considerable support to the argument for invalidating section 1915(g) of the PLRA. The Comment argues that section 1915(g) is over inclusive, as it strikes down claims affecting prisoners’ fundamental interests without any inquiry into their merit, and attempts to curb frivolous lawsuits by unjustifiably targeting only indigent prisoners. Further, it claims that other provisions within the PLRA itself offer examples of less-far-reaching means of deterring frivolous prisoner litigation. The Comment also discusses recent Federal decisions addressing the constitutionality of section 1915(g). Notes