Jones, Warden, Stone Mountain Correctional Institution v. Helms
Decided June 15, 1981. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 80-850 · 452 U.S. 412 (1981) · Cited 199 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Shapiro v. Thompson · 394 U.S. 618 (1969)
- Edwards v. California · 314 U.S. 160 (1941)
- Twining v. New Jersey · 211 U.S. 78 (1908)
- United States v. Guest · 383 U.S. 745 (1966)
- Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
- Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County · 415 U.S. 250 (1974)
- Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
- New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer · 440 U.S. 568 (1979)
- Crandall v. Nevada · 73 U.S. 35 (1868)
- Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
- Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
- Carafas v. LaVallee · 391 U.S. 234 (1968)
- Lambert v. California · 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
- Vlandis v. Kline · 412 U.S. 441 (1973)
- Michigan v. Doran · 439 U.S. 282 (1978)
- Williams v. Fears · 179 U.S. 270 (1900)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez · 476 U.S. 898 (1986)
- Zobel v. Williams · 457 U.S. 55 (1982)
- California v. Superior Court of Cal., San Bernardino Cty. · 482 U.S. 400 (1987)
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