Michael Kitchen v. Gretchen Whitmer

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[W]e have recently implied that Heck is not jurisdictional.”
• considering whether the defendants had forfeited the Heck issue

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Sixth Circuit· 2024-09-09· cited 14×
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  Sixth Circuit· 2025-06-17· cited 6×
• John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-04-21
• Derek Block v. James Canepa
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-05-06
• Alexandre Ansari v. Moises Jimenez
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-05-14
• Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-06-12

Cites

54 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Heck v. Humphrey
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-24· cited 15,294×
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-04· cited 10,096×
• Preiser v. Rodriguez
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-07· cited 9,100×
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman
  Supreme Court· 1983-03-23· cited 7,192×
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
  Supreme Court· 2016-05-16· cited 7,043×
• Miller v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 2012-06-25· cited 6,816×
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-30· cited 4,974×
• Fay v. Noia
  Supreme Court· 1963-03-18· cited 3,950×
• Spencer v. Kemna
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-03· cited 3,515×
• Graham v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 2010-05-17· cited 3,477×
• Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1999-05-17· cited 3,295×
• Wilkinson v. Dotson
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-07· cited 2,909×
• Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2007-03-05· cited 1,961×
• Muhammad v. Close
  Supreme Court· 2004-02-25· cited 1,435×
• Skinner v. Switzer
  Supreme Court· 2011-03-07· cited 1,318×
• Nelson v. Campbell
  Supreme Court· 2004-05-24· cited 909×
• District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne
  Supreme Court· 2009-06-18· cited 782×
• Scottsdale Insurance v. Flowers
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-01-16· cited 736×
• Hill v. McDonough
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-12· cited 658×
• Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
  Supreme Court· 2020-06-25· cited 639×