U.S. Appeals Court: CUSTODY LEVEL DUE PROCESS REVIEW LIBERTY INTEREST.

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Abed v. Armstrong. 209 F.3d 63 (2nd Cir. 2000). A state prisoner petitioned for habeas corpus relief and the district court granted summary judgment against the prisoner. The appeals court affirmed, finding that a state prison administrative directive making inmates classified as safety threats ineligible to earn good time credit did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. The court noted that the prisoner had no protected liberty interest in the opportunity to earn good time credit. According...