Murphy v. Smith
| Murphy v. Smith | |
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| Decided February 21, 2018 | |
| Full case name | Murphy v. Smith |
| Docket no. | 16-1067 |
| Citations | 583 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Holding | |
| An incarcerated person who is awarded attorney's fees in connection to their successful civil rights case must contribute up to 25% of their own winnings to paying that award. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Gorsuch |
| Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan |
| Laws applied | |
| Prison Litigation Reform Act | |
Murphy v. Smith, 583 U.S. ___ (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an incarcerated person who is awarded attorney's fees in connection to their successful civil rights case must contribute up to 25% of their own winnings to paying that award.