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Turner v. Safley

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Henry Thomas Herschel (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Floyd R. Finch, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1384
Petitioner: 
Turner
Respondent: 
Safley
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 78 (1987)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 1, 1987
Issues: 
Due Process, Prisoners' Rights; First Amendment, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Turner v. Safley , 482 U.S. 78 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1384)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Turner, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor