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Habeas Hints: State Remedies
by Kent Russell
This column is intended to provide "habeas hints" for prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys ("in pro per"). The focus of the column is habeas corpus practice under the AEDPA -- the 1996 habeas corpus law which now governs habeas …
This column is intended to provide "habeas hints" for prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys ("in pro per"). The focus of the column is habeas corpus practice under the AEDPA -- the 1996 habeas corpus law which now governs habeas …
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More from this issue:
- Hepatitis C, A 'Silent Epidemic' Strikes U.S. Prisons, by Silja JA Talvi
- Louisiana Prison System Exceeds Administrative Statutory Authority
- U.S. S.Ct. Upholds PLRA Automatic Termination Law
- Florida X-Wing Guard Acquitted in Valdes Beating
- Wisconsin Supermax Bans Local Paper
- Qualified Immunity Denied in CO Rape Case; Suit Settled for $70,000
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Eleventh Amendment Immunity for Illinois Sheriff Denied
- Alabama Ad Seg Publication Ban Struck Down
- Morrissey Protections Required for WA Community Custody Revocation
- AZ Medical Copayment Not Retroactive, by James Quigley
- Iowa Segregation Suit Settled, by James Quigley
- Right to Associate Still Viable
- Construction Contractor Not Liable Under §1983 for Disabling Fire Safety Equipment
- Guard Reinstated After Nazi Flag Flap, by Ronald Young
- Habeas Hints: State Remedies, by Kent A. Russell
- DC Prisoners Sue VA Over Restraints
- Build Jails, Not Schools: Ohio Prison Building Corruption, by Bill Dunne
- Administrative Exhaustion Required in Third Circuit; U.S. S. Ct. Grants Review
- Sodexho Bows to Pressure, Announces Sale of CCA Stock
- University Cancels Sodhexo-Marriott Contract
- States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- PLRA Attorney's Fees Cap Applies to Nonprisoner Intervenors
- Pubic Hair Search of Released Jail Detainee Unconstitutional
- IFP Litigant Entitled to Amend Complaint
- MO Consent Decree Modification Affirmed
- News in Brief
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- Certificate of Review Mandatory in Colorado Negligence Suits, by Bob Williams
- DC District Court Denies Guards' Summary Judgment Retaliation Case
- High Standard of Proof for Retaliation Claims
- No Immunity for Ignoring Prisoner Work Restrictions, by Ronald Young
- Cursory Medical Treatment Cruel and Unusual
- NY Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Work Release, by Ronald Young
- Seventh Circuit Rejects ETS Claim
More from Kent A. Russell:
- Habeas Hints: Understanding and Satisfying the Strickland Test for IAC, May 15, 2018
- Rundown on California Propositions 57 and 64, Jan. 10, 2017
- Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Dec. 15, 2013
- Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, Nov. 15, 2013
- Habeas Hints: Actual Innocence, Sept. 15, 2013
- Habeas Hints: 2012 Supreme Court Habeas Highlights: Plea Bargaining Cases, Sept. 15, 2012
- Habeas Hints: Expert Testimony in Habeas Cases, Aug. 15, 2011
- Habeas Hints: The Year in Review, Feb. 15, 2011
- Habeas Hints: Certificate of Appealability, June 15, 2010
- HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, Dec. 15, 2009
More from these topics:
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- Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
- Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
- Eighth Circuit Dismisses Federal Prisoner’s Challenge to BOP Denying His Request for Expedited Transfer to Prerelease Custody, June 1, 2026. Release and Reentry, Habeas Corpus, First Step Act, Community Confinement/Home Detention, Credits.
- Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sentencing, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
- Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.
- SCOTUS Announces Sentencing Reform Act Does Not Authorize Automatic Extension of Supervised Release When Defendant Absconds, Resolving Circuit Split, April 1, 2026. Sentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- SCOTUS Sides with Federal Prisoner in Habeas Review Case, March 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Predicate Acts/Offenses.
- SCOTUS Announces Federal Prisoners May Seek Certiorari Review of Authorization Denials Under § 2255(h) and Are Not Subject to § 2244(b)(1)’s Bar on Previously Presented Claims, Feb. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
- California Court of Appeal: Trial Courts Have Inherent Authority to Correct Unauthorized Sentences at Any Time Without Habeas Petition, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Possession or Use of Firearms, Sentences - Authorized, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Effect of Vacatur.

