Bland v. Bondi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) ANDRE BLAND, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 25-cv-03499 (APM) ) TODD BLANCHE, et al., ) ) Defendants.1 ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Under Chapter 154 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), a state may request the Attorney General of the United States certify that it “has established a mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of competent counsel in State…