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

January 10, 2026 由 AI 报道 AI 生成的图像 事实核查

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.