Johnson v. Williams, No. 11-465 (U.S. Supreme Court) (569 U.S. 289; 133 S.Ct. 1088) (February 20, 2013) (Justice Alito)
In another of a long line of decisions interpreting the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), the Supreme Court has once again chosen to adopt a rule of construction that most severely restricts the circumstances under which a Federal habeas court may grant relief to a state ...
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