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Supreme Court expands review options for federal prisoners seeking to file successive postconviction motions

January 10, 2026 Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI Fact checked

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on January 9, 2026, that it may review federal appeals-court decisions denying permission to file successive postconviction motions, and that a statutory bar on re-raising previously presented claims applies to state habeas petitions—not to federal prisoners’ motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.