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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
published_united_states_reports
precedential status
binding
decision or issuance date
1973-05-07
subsequent history
Applied and distinguished in later habeas-versus-civil-rights cases, including Wilkinson v. Dotson.
negative treatment status
No overruling identified in official-primary-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
The case concerns state prisoners and the § 1983 boundary; it does not supply every federal-prisoner § 2241 remedy rule.

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Linked modules

Preiser v. Rodriguez

Holding used

A state prisoner's attack on the fact or duration of physical confinement seeking immediate or speedier release lies at habeas's core and cannot be brought under § 1983.

Material limitations

The case concerns state prisoners and the § 1983 boundary. It does not supply every federal-prisoner § 2241 cognizability or remedy rule. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run.

Official source and pinpoint

United States Reports, 411 U.S. 489–500: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-411/pdf/USREPORTS-411-475.pdf