Jurisprudence
Supreme Court expands review options for federal prisoners seeking to file successive postconviction motions
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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.
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging state laws that bar transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports teams. The cases, Little v. Hecox from Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J., focus on whether these bans violate the Constitution and Title IX. Justices appeared divided, with a majority seeming inclined to uphold the restrictions.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a federal appeals court ruling that upheld New York’s elimination of religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements, ordering a new review in light of a recent decision expanding protections for parents’ religious objections to public school policies.