Sandin v. Conner, No. 93-1911 (U.S. Supreme Court) (515 U.S. 472; 115 S.Ct. 2293) (June 19, 1995) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, the Supreme Court announced a new standard for determining whether prison conditions deprive a state prisoner of a liberty interest that is protected by procedural due process guarantees. Although the Court acknowledged that liberty interests could arise from means other than the Due Process Clause itself, the ...
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