Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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some rational basis rather than be arbitrary and capricious). Petitioner’s prior escape, his history of attempted escapes, and possession of escape paraphernalia, guns and ammunition did provide a rational basis for initially placing him in CM status and for confining him there for some period of time. However, these violations are over ten years old, and petitioner has had only one minor disciplinary infraction since. Consequently, we believe a substantial question exists on whether the Assignment Team’s assessment that petitioner remains a severe escape risk provides a sufficient rational basis to support his continued confinement in CM in the absence of any reported objective evidence other than these ten-year old violations. B. Due Process Petitioner next asserts that hi ir.1981)  In Hewitt v. Helms, 459 U.S. 460, 103 S.Ct.
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. recognizing that the due process clause protects the interests in fair notice and repose that may be compromised by retroactive legisla tion
B. holding that the fourteenth amendment protects property interests however only from a deprivation by state action
C. holding that the due process clause protects only those liberty interests created by the state
D. holding that the federal due process clause protects a state employee who under state law has a legitimate claim of entitlement to state employment
E. holding the right to marry is a central part of the liberty protected by the due process clause
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.