Supreme Court· 6/28/1996

Felker v. Turpin

Citations

518 U.S. 651
116 S. Ct. 2333
135 L. Ed. 2d 827
1996 U.S. LEXIS 4264
96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4809

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recognizing that “judgments about the proper scope of the [habeas] writ are normally for Congress to make”
holding that the added restrictions on second habeas petitions are “well within the compass of this evolutionary process” and do not amount to a suspension of the writ
concluding that AEDPA did not repeal the Supreme Court’s “authority to entertain original habeas petitions.”
concluding that AEDPA did not repeal the Supreme Court’s “authority to entertain original ha-beas petitions.”
holding that under the “clear statement” rule, § 2241 jurisdiction cannot be repealed by implication
concluding that AEDPA did not repeal the Supreme Court’s “authority to entertain original habeas petitions.”

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Judges: Rehnquist, Stevens, Souter, Breyer

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