Issue: Whether the court's decision in Harrington v. Richter silently abrogates the presumption set forth in Ylst v. Nunnemaker — that a federal court sitting in habeas proceedings should “look through” a summary state court ruling to review the last reasoned decision — as a slim majority of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held in this case, despite the agreement of both parties that the Ylst presumption should continue to apply.
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Monday, February 27, 2017
SCOTUS grants cert on a habeas case from the 11th Circuit
Back in August 2016, the en banc 11th Circuit had 96 pages of opinions in this AEDPA case (Wilson v. Sellers). I can honestly tell you that I haven't read it. But some clerks at the Supreme Court did, and granted cert. I found the cert petition's cover page interesting. Here's the question presented:
clerks don't grant cert
ReplyDeleteBattle of SCt shortlisters. My money on Jordan.
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