U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 13, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court grants and denials
A roundup of cases granted or denied for review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
For the third time this term, the high court summarily reversed a decision by a federal appellate court granting a prisoner habeas corpus relief.
The court said in its unsigned opinion that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was barred from overturning the state conviction under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. That law, known as AEDPA, prevents flipping a state court decision on habeas review as long as it's "reas...
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