Rivers v. Guerrero

Decided June 12, 2025. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1345 · 605 U.S. 443 · Cited 23 times

Once a district court enters its judgment with respect to a first-filed habeas petition, see 28 U. S. C. §2254, a second-in-time filing qualifies as a “second or successive application” under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 properly subject to the requirements of §2244(b).

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