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Habeas Hints
by Kent Russell
This column is intended to provide "habeas hints" to 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 corpus …
This column is intended to provide "habeas hints" to 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 corpus …
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More from this issue:
- Strapped States Threaten Prisoner Releases to Extort Revenue
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Constitutionality of RLUIPA
- Settlement Reached in Beating Death of Florida Prisoner
- Habeas Hints, by Kent A. Russell
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: The Militarization of Law Enforcement, by Silja JA Talvi
- Informal Grievance Procedure Must Be Exhausted Before Filing Suit
- CSC: More Misery and Misfortune, by C.C. Simmons
- BOP Guards Smuggle Sperm for Mobsters, by Gary Hunter
- Washington DOC Settles Kosher Diet Complaints, by John E Dannenberg
- Arizona's Pima County Settles Prisoner Beating Death Lawsuits for $500,000
- Washington DOC Ban on Bulk Mail and Catalogs Enjoined in PLN Suit, Due Process Required, by Paul Wright
- New York Muslim Prison Chaplains Purged
- CDC Report Outlines Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Prisons, by John E Dannenberg
- Washington State's Changes to Good Time Laws Benefit Few, by Lonnie Burton
- Military Prisoners Cannot Sue Over Conditions of Confinement
- Texas Magistrate Suspended for Verbally Abusing Prisoners
- Georgia Jury Awards $325,000 to Prisoner's Widow in Legal Malpractice Case
- Canadian Supreme Court Grants Prisoners Right to Vote, by Lonnie Burton
- Justice Department Report Decries Smuggling in Federal Prisons
- The Death Penalty in 2001
- Court Okay Needed Before Housing Mentally Ill Prisoners in California Supermax
- South Carolina Found in Contempt for Non-Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners
- Expert Witness Standard in RLUIPA Gang Case
- Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $242,500 in CCA Medical Neglect Suit
- Mediation Costs Not Taxable in §1983 Suit
- Gay Visiting Rule Challenged
- Women Prisoners in Alabama Win Preliminary Injunctive Relief
- Alabama's Women Prisoners Moved to Louisiana to Ease Overcrowding
- The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry
- News in Brief
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:
- Federal Habeas Quick Reference Guide for State Prisoners, Sept. 1, 2026. Retroactivity, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Cause and Prejudice.
- Sixth Circuit Holds Kentucky Deficient-Counsel Belated-Appeal Procedure Tolls Federal Habeas One-Year Limitations Period, Sept. 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
- Formally Available, Rarely Granted: A State Prisoner’s Guide to Federal Habeas Relief, Sept. 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Habeas Corpus, Bureau of Prisons Orders, Administrative Law/Remedies, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Federal Rules of Evidence, Statute of Limitations.
- Eleventh Circuit Holds § 2255 Motion Not “Second or Successive” After Intervening Amended Judgment Corrected Unlawful Sentences, Even as to Claims Concerning an Undisturbed Count, Aug. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Effect of Vacatur.
- California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
- 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.