---
title: "Preiser v. Rodriguez"
citation: "Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475 (1973)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-PREISER-411-US-475"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-411/pdf/USREPORTS-411-475.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-PREISER-411-US-475/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# 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>


## Used in

- [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Appeal, Certificate of Appealability, and Relief](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2241-appeal-and-relief.md)