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Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014
Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014
by Kent Russell
This column provides “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 on the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), …
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- News in Brief
- Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial, by Christopher Zoukis
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- Norris Henderson: A Profile of Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform, by Gary Hunter
- Inspection Finds Improvements at CCA-Owned Ohio Facility Following Rocky Start
- Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice, by Christopher Zoukis
- Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014, by Kent Russell
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- Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Christopher Zoukis
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Prosecutors Breaking Bad
More from Kent Russell:
- Habeas Hints: Discovery on Habeas Corpus, May 15, 2019
- Habeas Hints: SCOTUS Review 2017-18, Jan. 17, 2019
- Habeas Hints: Evaluating and Initiating IAC Claims, Nov. 28, 2018
- Habeas Hints: Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel - Hints for 2018: IAC #1, Jan. 19, 2018
- Habeas Hints: SCOTUS Review 2016–17, Nov. 16, 2017
- Habeas Hints, Oct. 26, 2015
- Habeas Hints: Supreme Court Habeas Review 2014, Nov. 8, 2014
- Habeas Hints: Evidentiary Hearings, May 15, 2006
- Habeas Hints: How to Get DNA Testing, Feb. 15, 2006
- Habeas Hints, Sept. 15, 2005
More from these topics:
- 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 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.
- First Circuit Announces Modification of Juvenile’s Life-Without-Parole Sentence to Parole-Eligible Life Term Constitutes “New Judgment” Under AEDPA, Exempting Second-in-Time Habeas Petition From Gatekeeping Requirements, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole, Habeas Corpus, Life without Parole (LWOP), AEDPA, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
- Supreme Court of Maryland Announces Division of Correction Must Immediately Apply Time-Served Credit Against Valid Sentences When Convictions Are Vacated and May Not Toll Execution Pending Reprosecution; New Sentences Arising From New Convictions Take, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Effect of Vacatur, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
- Alabama Supreme Court Denies DOC’s Improper Venue Objection, Jan. 1, 2026. Defenses, Good Time, Habeas Corpus, Failure to Object, Authority and Jurisdiction.
- DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status, Dec. 1, 2025. Class Certification, Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention.
- Maine Superior Court Order to Reform Public Defender System Paused on Appeal, Dec. 1, 2025. Indigent Defense, Injunctions, Habeas Corpus, Sixth Amendment, Counsel - Constructive denial of.
- First Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion by Sua Sponte Raising Statute of Limitations Defense to Habeas Petition After Respondents Had Intelligently “Waived” It by Being Aware of Availability but Failing to Assert It, Nov. 15, 2025. Defenses, Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Double jeopardy, Knowingly and Intelligently.

