Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks

Decided June 23, 1997. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 95-1649 · 521 U.S. 346 (1997) · Cited 2,057 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Allen v. Illinois · 478 U.S. 364 (1986)
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
• Foucha v. Louisiana · 504 U.S. 71 (1992)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Jones v. United States · 463 U.S. 354 (1983)
• Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299 (1931)
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
• Weaver v. Graham · 450 U.S. 24 (1981)
• United States v. Halper · 490 U.S. 435 (1989)
• California Department of Corrections v. Morales · 514 U.S. 499 (1995)
• Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth Ranch · 511 U.S. 767 (1994)
• United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
• Baxstrom v. Herold · 383 U.S. 107 (1966)
• New Haven Inclusion Cases · 399 U.S. 392 (1970)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe · 509 U.S. 312 (1993)
• United States v. Ursery · 518 U.S. 267 (1996)
• Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey County · 309 U.S. 270 (1940)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Ake v. Oklahoma · 470 U.S. 68 (1985)
• Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. Romeo · 457 U.S. 307 (1982)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Calder v. Bull · 3 U.S. 386 (1798)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Jackson v. Indiana · 406 U.S. 715 (1972)
• Jacobson v. Massachusetts · 197 U.S. 11 (1905)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)

Cited by

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

• Kansas v. Crane · 534 U.S. 407 (2002)
• Smith v. Doe · 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
• Seling v. Young · 531 U.S. 250 (2001)
• Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• Gonzales v. Carhart · 550 U.S. 124 (2007)
• Hudson v. United States · 522 U.S. 93 (1997)
• United States v. Comstock · 560 U.S. 126 (2010)
• Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States Ex Rel. Carter · 575 U.S. 650 (2015)
• Nielsen v. Preap · 586 U.S. 392 (2019)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)

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