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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. § 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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