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Docket 95-8836
Docket 95-8836

Felker v. Turpin

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Status
Decided
Decision released
Jun 28, 1996

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```json { "summary": "The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which restricts the Court's ability to review lower court denials of second or successive habeas corpus petitions. The Court ruled that these restrictions do not violate the Constitution's Suspension Clause or improperly limit the Court's appellate jurisdiction because the Court retains the authority to hear original habeas petitions.", "questionPresented": "Do the provisions of Title I of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which prevent the Supreme Court from reviewing an appellate panel's denial of leave to file a second habeas petition, unconstitutionally suspend the writ of habeas corpus or restrict the Court's appellate jurisdiction?" } ```

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Case Accepted
Arguments HeardUpcoming
Decision ReleasedJun 28, 1996

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Felker
opinionBy Rehnquist, Stevens, Souter, Breyer

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