Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Background Information

Even for the experienced habeas practitioner or scholar, it is sometimes quite easy to see the individual trees and forget the entire forest (jungle?) that is AEDPA.

With no interesting decisions coming down today, check out this article for a refresher on how deep the forest really is. While a few years old, its either a great introduction or a fine refresher to habeas relief from state court convictions.