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Roper v. Weaver, No. 06-313 (U.S. Supreme Court) (550 U.S. 598; 127 S.Ct. 2022) (May 21, 2007) (Per Curiam)

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case to address yet another technical question arising under one of the most contentious provisions of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), namely 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1). That provision allows federal courts to overturn state court legal decisions only ...

 

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