Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Balisok
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1997No. 95-1352PublishedCited by 2,243 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
In Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U. S. 477, 487 (1994), this Court held that a state prisoner’s claim for damages is not cognizable under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 if “a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence,” unless the prisoner can demonstrate that the conviction or sentence has previously been invalidated. This case presents the question whether a claim for damages and declaratory relief brought by a state prisoner challenging the validity of the procedures used to deprive him of good-time credits is cognizable under § 1983.
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