Edwards v. Balisok, No. 95-1352 (U.S. Supreme Court) (520 U.S. 641; 117 S.Ct. 1584) (May 19, 1997) (Justice Scalia)
In this case the Supreme Court elaborated on the "Heck Rule" announced in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), where the prisoner sought money damages, rather than release from confinement. Here the Court dealt with the analogous context of inmate ยง 1983 suits alleging due process violations for procedures ...
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