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Heck v. Humphrey

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Charles A. Rothfeld (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Matthew R. Gutwein (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
93-6188
Petitioner: 
Heck
Respondent: 
Humphrey et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
512 U.S. 477 (1994)
Argued: 
Monday, April 18, 1994
Decided: 
Friday, June 24, 1994
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Heck v. Humphrey , 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_93_6188)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Humphrey, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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Wrote a special concurrence
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Wrote a regular concurrence
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