Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)

Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits when prisoners can seek damages under § 1983 by holding that such claims are barred if success would necessarily imply the invalidity of an outstanding criminal conviction or sentence unless that conviction has been overturned.

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