Petition of the day

Thepetition of the dayis:

Issue:(1) Whether the Ninth Circuit improperly held thatMartinez v. Ryanprovides a more lenient rule . . . for excusing procedural default than doesColeman v. Thompson, and encompasses both cause and prejudice to excuse the procedural default of a habeas claim; and (2) whether the Ninth Circuit improperly removed the prejudice prong from an analysis of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel as provided inMartinezandStrickland v. Washington.