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· 5/19/1997

Edwards v. Balisok

Citations

  • 520 U.S. 641
  • 117 S. Ct. 1584
  • 137 L. Ed. 2d 906
  • 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3075

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  • barring a civil rights 25 challenge to a prison disciplinary action revoking good-time credits because success on the claim 26 “would necessarily imply the invalidity of the punishment imposed”

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Judges: Breyer, Ginsburg, Scalia, Souter

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