Al-Alwi v. Trump
D.C. Circuit Holds the Government’s Authority Has Not Unraveled.
Vol. 132 No. 5
Habeas Corpus
Wilson v. Sellers
Vol. 132 No. 1
In 1996, riding a wave of public opinion after the Oklahoma City bombing, Congress passed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). Among...
Buck v. Davis
Vol. 131 No. 1
Issues of race often expose deep ideological divisions within the Roberts Court. Justice Ginsburg was biting in her proclamation that “[h]ubris is a fit...
In re Al-Nashiri
D.C. Circuit Abstains from Adjudicating Habeas Petition of Guantanamo Detainee Tried by Military Commission.
Vol. 130 No. 4
Montgomery v. Louisiana
Vol. 130 No. 1
Suspended Justice: The Case Against 28 U.S.C. § 2255’s Statute of Limitations
Vol. 129 No. 4
Spencer v. United States
Eleventh Circuit Holds Misapplication of "Career Offender" Enhancement Not Cognizable Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Vol. 128 No. 8
Ferguson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Lower Court Finding that Mentally Ill Prisoner Is Competent to Be Executed.
Vol. 127 No. 4
Smith v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Eleventh Circuit Holds that Postconviction Counsel's Misconduct Does Not Excuse Untimely Petition.
Vol. 127 No. 2
Wilson v. Flaherty
Fourth Circuit Denies Forum to Sex Offender with Actual Innocence Claim.
Vol. 126 No. 7