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Case: Shinn v. Ramirez (2022) __ U.S. __ [142 S.Ct. 1718]
Case Number: 20-1009
Updated: May 23, 2022

Procedural Default and Martinez v. Ryan (2012) 566 U.S. 1

Does application of the equitable rule the U.S. Supreme Court announced in Martinez v. Ryan (2012) 566 U.S. 1 render 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) inapplicable to a federal court's merits…

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Case: Brown v. Davenport (2022) __ U.S.__ [142 S.Ct. 1510]
Case Number: 20-826
Updated: April 21, 2022

Significance of Harmless Error Determination

May a federal habeas court grant relief based solely on its conclusion that the Brecht v. Abrahamson (1993) 507 U.S. 619 test is satisfied, as the Sixth Circuit held, or…

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Case: Edwards v. Vannoy (2021) __ U.S.__ [141 S.Ct. 1547]
Case Number: 19-5807
Updated: May 17, 2021

Retroactivity of Ramos v. Louisiana

Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Ramos v. Louisiana (2020) 590 U. S. ___ [140 S.Ct. 1390], applies retroactively to cases on federal collateral review. Held: Last Term in Ramos v.…

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