Northern v. Hanks.

• Position: Habeas corpus claim - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Northern v. Hanks, 326 F.3d 909 (7th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner whose demotion to a lower credit-earning class was affirmed by a prison disciplinary reviewing authority, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied the petition and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that while the prisoner had a protected...