42 Cited authorities

Hudson v. Palmer
468 U.S. 517 (1984) Cited 12,381 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy
Turner v. Safley
482 U.S. 78 (1987) Cited 10,157 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding a regulation unconstitutional after noting that the prison "pointed to nothing in the record suggesting" the existence of a rational connection between the regulation and the asserted government interest and that "[c]ommon sense likewise suggests that there is no [such] connection"
Zadvydas v. Davis
533 U.S. 678 (2001) Cited 4,262 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Government's detention authority under Section 1231 is authorized for "a period reasonably necessary to secure removal"
Bounds v. Smith
430 U.S. 817 (1977) Cited 8,240 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law
Munaf v. Geren
553 U.S. 674 (2008) Cited 1,644 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that civilian U.S. citizens held in U.S. military custody in Iraq could petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court
Kentucky Dept. of Corrections v. Thompson
490 U.S. 454 (1989) Cited 3,714 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding limitations on visitation privileges is constitutionally permissible so that inmates do not have a right to "unfettered visitation"
Beard v. Banks
548 U.S. 521 (2006) Cited 1,692 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that encouraging progress toward rehabilitation serves legitimate penological objectives
Kansas v. Hendricks
521 U.S. 346 (1997) Cited 2,362 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that definitions of mental illness in civil commitment statutes need not track precise medical definitions
Thornburgh v. Abbott
490 U.S. 401 (1989) Cited 3,193 times
Holding that the factors set forth in Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, apply to the regulation of incoming mail
Boumediene v. Bush
553 U.S. 723 (2008) Cited 967 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that enemy combatants are entitled to the privilege of habeas corpus
Section 2241 - Power to grant writ
28 U.S.C. § 2241 Cited 80,438 times 55 Legal Analyses
Granting courts authority to determine whether detention is "in violation of the . . . laws . . . of the United States"

SALAHI et al v. BUSH et al

42 Cited authorities

Holding that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy

Holding a regulation unconstitutional after noting that the prison "pointed to nothing in the record suggesting" the existence of a rational connection between the regulation and the asserted government interest and that "[c]ommon sense likewise suggests that there is no [such] connection"

Holding that the Government's detention authority under Section 1231 is authorized for "a period reasonably necessary to secure removal"

Holding that states must provide prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law

Holding that civilian U.S. citizens held in U.S. military custody in Iraq could petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court

Holding limitations on visitation privileges is constitutionally permissible so that inmates do not have a right to "unfettered visitation"

Holding that encouraging progress toward rehabilitation serves legitimate penological objectives

Holding that definitions of mental illness in civil commitment statutes need not track precise medical definitions

Holding that the factors set forth in Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, apply to the regulation of incoming mail

Holding that enemy combatants are entitled to the privilege of habeas corpus

Granting courts authority to determine whether detention is "in violation of the . . . laws . . . of the United States"