Clay v. U.S., No. 01-1500 (U.S. Supreme Court) (537 U.S. 522; 123 S.Ct. 1072) (March 4, 2003) (Justice Ginsburg)
Here the Court clarified the starting date for the one-year limitation period governing habeas petitions filed by state and federal prisoners under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 and 2255, effectively holding that they have one year plus 90 days to file their petitions.
Six years after Congress revolutionized habeas jurisdiction by ...
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