Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, Warden
Decided June 12, 2006. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 04-8990 · 547 U.S. 518 (2006) · Cited 2,367 times
Holding
Because Hill’s claim is comparable in its essentials to the § 1983 action the Court allowed to proceed in Nelson v.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 3
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Schlup v. Delo · 513 U.S. 298 (1995)
- Herrera v. Collins · 506 U.S. 390 (1993)
- Sawyer v. Whitley · 505 U.S. 333 (1992)
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
- Engle v. Isaac · 456 U.S. 107 (1982)
- McCleskey v. Zant · 499 U.S. 467 (1991)
- Jackson v. Virginia · 443 U.S. 307 (1979)
- Murray v. Carrier · 477 U.S. 478 (1986)
- Wainwright v. Sykes · 433 U.S. 72 (1977)
- Strickland v. Washington · 466 U.S. 668 (1984)
- Lonchar v. Thomas · 517 U.S. 314 (1996)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- McQuiggin v. Perkins · 569 U.S. 383 (2013)
- District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne · 557 U.S. 52 (2009)
- Cone v. Bell · 556 U.S. 449 (2009)
- Kansas v. Marsh · 548 U.S. 163 (2006)
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