Felker v. Turpin, No. 95-8836 (U.S. Supreme Court) (518 U.S. 651; 116 S.Ct. 2333) (June 28, 1996) (Per Curiam)
In this case, the Supreme Court unanimously held the new habeas corpus limitations in the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) are constitutional. This act precludes a successive application for federal habeas relief unless, (1) the petition directs attention to a new, previously unavailable rule of constitutional law applied ...
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