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Petition of the day

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The petition of the day is:

13-1221

Issue: Whether and under what circumstances a federal prisoner may use 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e) to seek relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 when an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory decision of this Court demonstrates that his sentence his unlawful.

Cases: Williams v. Hastings

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 11, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/09/petition-of-the-day-678/