Jeffrey a. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

Decided June 28, 2006. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-1739 · 548 U.S. 521 (2006) · Cited 797 times

Holding

The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.

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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.

• Turner v. Safley · 482 U.S. 78 (1987)
• Overton v. Bazzetta · 539 U.S. 126 (2003)
• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett · 477 U.S. 317 (1986)
• O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz · 482 U.S. 342 (1987)
• Johnson v. California · 543 U.S. 499 (2005)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · 530 U.S. 133 (2000)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Thornburgh v. Abbott · 490 U.S. 401 (1989)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Wooley v. Maynard · 430 U.S. 705 (1977)
• Shaw v. Murphy · 532 U.S. 223 (2001)
• Kaplan v. California · 413 U.S. 115 (1973)

Cited by

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• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Safford Unified School District 1 v. Redding · 557 U.S. 364 (2009)

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