Sandin v. Conner

Sandin v. Conner
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1995
Full case nameSandin v. Conner
Citations515 U.S. 472 (more)
Holding
A statute creates a liberty interest for prisoners only if it imposes atypical and significant hardship in relation to the ordinary incidents of prison life.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist
DissentGinsburg, joined by Stevens
DissentBreyer, joined by Souter

Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a statute creates a liberty interest for prisoners only if it imposes atypical and significant hardship in relation to the ordinary incidents of prison life.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995).
  2. ^ Chemerinsky, Erwin (1999). "The Constitution in Authoritarian Institutions". Suffolk University Law Review. 32: 450–51.

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