Legal Opinion
Felker v. Turpin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1996No. 95-8836 (A-890)PublishedCited by 1,380 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Title I of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty-Act of 1996 (Act) works substantial changes to chapter 153 of Title 28 of the United States Code, which authorizes federal courts to grant the writ of habeas corpus. Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1217. We hold that the Act does not preclude this Court from entertaining an application for habeas corpus relief, although it does affect the standards governing the granting of such relief. We also conclude that the availability of such relief in this Court obviates any claim by petitioner under the Exceptions Clause of Article III, § 2, of the…
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