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Young v. Harper

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Young v. Harper
Decided March 18, 1997
Full case nameYoung v. Harper
Citations520 U.S. 143 (more)
Holding
People who have been released from incarceration in programs that are equivalent to parole have the same rights as people on parole; they are entitled to a hearing before the government can return them to incarceration.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityThomas, joined by unanimous

Young v. Harper, 520 U.S. 143 (1997), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that people who have been released from incarceration in programs that are equivalent to parole have the same rights as people on parole; they are entitled to a hearing before the government can return them to incarceration.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Young v. Harper, 520 U.S. 143 (1997).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Parole". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 342.
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