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Heck v. Humphrey
No. 93-6188 SCOTUS · Teaching/Historical SCOTUS
Case Overview
The Supreme Court held that a prisoner cannot bring a Section 1983 civil rights claim that would necessarily imply the invalidity of a conviction or sentence unless and until that conviction or sentence has already been reversed, expunged, or declared invalid by habeas corpus or other means.
42 U.S.C. § 1983 habeas corpus
Legal Issues
42 U.S.C. § 1983habeas corpus
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The Conclusion
**The Supreme Court held that a Section 1983 claim for damages that would necessarily imply the invalidity of a conviction is not cognizable unless the conviction has been invalidated first.** This is the 'Heck bar' to § 1983 suits.
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