The Great Writ

Welcome to The Great Writ. We hope this blog on habeas corpus and post conviction relief will be a useful resource for those of you interested in this area of the law.

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  • Expanding Habeas Rights?

    Proponents of habeas corpus have been fighting a losing battle against those seeking to restrict the writ to its narrowest possible application.  The biggest blow to habeas was certainly wielded by Congress with the passage of the AEDPA in 1996.  Since then, the Supreme Court has contributed to the demise of the writ by steadily narrowing the Continue reading

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  • My final historical post

    This last historical post is more consistent with the types of habeas issues that have predominated in this blog over time – a use of habeas to challenge a criminal conviction. It was first published on July 28. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an interesting habeas corpus opinion on Monday in Hernandez v. McIntosh. Continue reading

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  • A Step back in Time – Part 6

    The steps taken by the Federal Courts in Maryland resulted in the unprecedented lawsuit filed against the entire Maryland Federal judiciary by the Trump administration in United States of America v. Russell, et. al. On August 26, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out that lawsuit. The post below, published on May 23, describes Continue reading