Hewitt v. Helms, No. 81-638 (U.S. Supreme Court) (459 U.S. 460; 103 S.Ct. 864) (February 22, 1983) (Justice Rehnquist)
This decision, which was subsequently substantially modified in Sandin v. Conner, 515 US 472 (1995), focused on the language of a particular regulation in determining whether placement in administrative segregation implicates a liberty interest.
In this case, a Pennsylvania inmate challenged the adequacy of proceedings that resulted in his confinement ...
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