Jones v. Hendrix (Prisoner's Rights)
Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
English - June 23, 2023 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB - ★★★★ - 38 ratingsGovernment Education scotus supreme court legal law supreme court decisions supreme court opinion slip opinion scotuscast court government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a prisoner can bring a habeas petition after the Supreme Court retroactively overruled Circuit Court precedent that would have allowed him to previously challenge his conviction. Held: The prisoner cannot circumvent the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, by filing a habeas petition after a change in the law based on the interpretation of a statute.
Read by Jake Leahy.