Mark Seling, Superintendent, Special Commitment Center v. Andre Brigham Young
Decided January 17, 2001. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 99-1185 · 531 U.S. 250 (2001) · Cited 287 times
Holding
An Act, found to be civil, cannot be deemed punitive “as applied” to a single individual in violation of the Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto Clauses and provide cause for release.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 5
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 3
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- David Hackett Souter
Dissenting · 1
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting 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.
- Hudson v. United States · 522 U.S. 93 (1997)
- Kansas v. Hendricks · 521 U.S. 346 (1997)
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
- Allen v. Illinois · 478 U.S. 364 (1986)
- United States v. Halper · 490 U.S. 435 (1989)
- Schall v. Martin · 467 U.S. 253 (1984)
- Reno v. Flores · 507 U.S. 292 (1993)
- United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
- United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. Romeo · 457 U.S. 307 (1982)
- Foucha v. Louisiana · 504 U.S. 71 (1992)
- Jackson v. Indiana · 406 U.S. 715 (1972)
- Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union · 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Epstein · 516 U.S. 367 (1996)
- Rex Trailer Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 148 (1956)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Smith v. Doe · 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
- Kansas v. Crane · 534 U.S. 407 (2002)
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