Vandever v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that Connecticut prisoners may, depending on the governing regulations and conditions of confinement, possess a protected liberty interest in avoiding administrative segregation, rejecting the categorical rule applied below. Assuming such an interest existed, however, the petitioner received constitutionally sufficient process because he received notice, a hearing, an opportunity to present evidence and argument, and a decision supported by some evidence. The court reversed the Appellate Court and directed it to affirm the habeas court's denial of relief.