Michael Stansell v.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Federal law generally gives habeas petitioners one shot to pursue their claims in federal court. For petitions filed after the first one — “second or successive” petitions in the language of the statute — applicants must overcome strict limits before federal courts will permit them to seek habeas relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). At issue in today’s case is whether Michael Stan-sell’s habeas petition — filed after the State added a post-release control requirement to his judgment of conviction — is “second or successive” and thus subject to those limits. We hold…