Beard v. Banks

	Beard v. Banks
	; Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 27, 2006; Decided June 28, 2006
Full case name	Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
Docket nos.	04-1739
Prior history	Respondent's motion for summary judgment granted in the District Court, Third Circuit reversed, 399 F. 3d 134 (2005); cert. granted, 546 U. S. ___ (2005)
Holding
	Prison officials had adequate legal support for their policy of withholding reading material from incorrigible inmates.
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 opinions
Majority	Breyer, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, and Souter
Concurrence	Thomas, joined by Scalia
Dissent

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