Helling v. McKinney
| Helling v. McKinney | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 13, 1993 Decided June 18, 1993 | |
| Full case name | Donald L. Helling, et al., Petitioners v. William McKinney. |
| Citations | 509 U.S. 25 (more) 113 S.Ct. 2475, 125 L.Ed.2d 22 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 959 F. 2d 853 (CA9 1992) |
| Holding | |
| Imprisoned people do not need to be actively experiencing injuries from their confinement conditions before challenging them as cruel and unusual punishment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia |
| Laws applied | |
| Amendment VIII | |
Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that imprisoned people do not need to be actively experiencing injuries from their confinement conditions before challenging them as cruel and unusual punishment.