Hudson v. Palmer

Decided July 3, 1984. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-1630 · 468 U.S. 517 (1984) · Cited 8,014 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• United States v. Jacobsen · 466 U.S. 109 (1984)
• Lanza v. New York · 370 U.S. 139 (1962)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Rhodes v. Chapman · 452 U.S. 337 (1981)
• United States v. Place · 462 U.S. 696 (1983)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• United States v. Edwards · 415 U.S. 800 (1974)
• Estelle v. Gamble · 429 U.S. 97 (1976)
• Haines v. Kerner · 404 U.S. 519 (1972)
• Cruz v. Beto · 405 U.S. 319 (1972)
• Procunier v. Martinez · 416 U.S. 396 (1974)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Hewitt v. Helms · 459 U.S. 460 (1983)
• United States v. Robinson · 414 U.S. 218 (1973)
• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex · 442 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Ingraham v. Wright · 430 U.S. 651 (1977)
• Smith v. Maryland · 442 U.S. 735 (1979)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• United States v. White · 401 U.S. 745 (1971)
• Terry v. Ohio · 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Paul v. Davis · 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
• Bounds v. Smith · 430 U.S. 817 (1977)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Zinermon v. Burch · 494 U.S. 113 (1990)
• Samson v. California · 547 U.S. 843 (2006)
• Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington · 566 U.S. 318 (2012)
• Farmer v. Brennan · 511 U.S. 825 (1994)
• Daniels v. Williams · 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
• Soldal v. Cook County · 506 U.S. 56 (1992)
• Albright v. Oliver · 510 U.S. 266 (1994)
• New Jersey v. T. L. O. · 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
• Davidson v. Cannon · 474 U.S. 344 (1986)
• Washington v. Harper · 494 U.S. 210 (1990)
• Allen v. Cooper · 589 U.S. 248 (2020)
• Overton v. Bazzetta · 539 U.S. 126 (2003)
• Brown v. Plata · 563 U.S. 493 (2011)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Hudson v. McMillian · 503 U.S. 1 (1992)
• Whitley v. Albers · 475 U.S. 312 (1986)
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115 (1992)
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · 473 U.S. 172 (1985)
• Alden v. Maine · 527 U.S. 706 (1999)
• Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey · 524 U.S. 206 (1998)
• Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz · 496 U.S. 444 (1990)
• Cleavinger v. Saxner · 474 U.S. 193 (1985)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• City of West Covina v. Perkins · 525 U.S. 234 (1999)

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