Legal Opinion
Board of Pardons v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1987No. 86-461PublishedCited by 713 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question presented is whether respondents have a liberty interest in parole release that is protected under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Respondents are George Allen and Dale Jacobsen, inmates of the Montana State Prison.1 In 1984, after their applica*371tions for parole were denied, they filed this action pursuant to 42 U. S. C. § 1983 on behalf of a class of all present and future inmates of the Montana State Prison who were or might become eligible for parole. Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as compensatory damages, the complaint charged the…
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