Sandin v. Conner
| Sandin v. Conner | |
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| Decided June 19, 1995 | |
| Full case name | Sandin v. Conner |
| Citations | 515 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 | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens |
| Dissent | Breyer, 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.