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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 3,802 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Heck v. Humphrey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heck v. Humphrey Anchor | green | “reversed on direct appeal, expunged by executive order, declared invalid by a state tribunal authorized to make such determination, or called into question by a federal court's issuance of a writ of habeas corpus.” | 1,788 |
| 2 | Heck v. Humphrey | green | “would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence.” | 1,266 |
| 3 | Preiser v. Rodriguez | green | “when a state prisoner is challenging the very fact or duration of his physical imprisonment, and the relief he seeks is a determination that he is entitled to immediate release or a speedier release from that imprisonment, his sole federal remedy is a writ of habeas corpus.” | 748 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.