Federal Habeas Corpus Relief: Background, Legislation, and Issues
Description:
This report examines the issues surrounding the debate on whether to further
restrict state prisoners’ access to federal habeas corpus filings. This report does not
discuss issues related to federalism and the proper role of the federal court system in
overseeing the actions of state courts pertaining to prisoners’ constitutional rights.
The report opens with a discussion of a commission that was established in 1988 to
study and make recommendations of the then-current federal habeas corpus sys…
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Date:
February 1, 2006
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M. & James, Nathan
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