--- title: "Spencer v. Kemna" citation: "523 U.S. 1 (1998)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-SPENCER-523-US-1" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-523/pdf/USREPORTS-523-1.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-SPENCER-523-US-1/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Spencer v. Kemna ## Holding or rule used No presumed collateral consequences saved an expired parole-revocation challenge; concrete continuing injury and redressability were required. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 523 U.S. 1 (1998), 523 U.S. 7–18: ## Used in - [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Section 2255(e) Saving Clause, Custody, and Mootness](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2241-saving-clause-custody-and-mootness.md) - [BOP Designation, Sentence Commencement, Aggregation, and Prior-Custody Credit](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/designation-sentence-computation-and-prior-custody-credit.md) - [BOP Administrative Remedies, § 2241 Review, APA Limits, and Mootness](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/administrative-remedies-and-judicial-review.md)