Legal Opinion
Apodaca v. Raemisch
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 9, 2018No. 17-1284Relating-toCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*6 Statement of Justice SOTOMAYOR respecting the denial of certiorari.
A punishment need not leave physical scars to be cruel and unusual. See Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86 , 101, 78 S.Ct. 590 , 2 L.Ed.2d 630 (1958). As far back as 1890, this Court expressed concerns about the mental anguish caused by solitary confinement. These petitions address one aspect of what a prisoner subjected to solitary confinement may experience: the denial of even a moment in daylight for months or years. Although I agree with the Court's decision not to grant certiorari in these cases because of arguments unmade and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Davis v. AyalaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Perkins v. Kansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Fogle v. PiersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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- Stephanie Troutman v. Louisville Metro Dep't of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Ullery v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
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