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S.Ct. Distinguishes Habeas and Section 1983
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1994, page 12
The two most common suits filed by state prisoners in federal courts are 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petitions which challenge the length or legality of confinement and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suits which seek money damages for civil rights violations. There are important procedural differences between the two ...
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