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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

17-85

Issue:Whether a person in federal custody is entitled to file an application for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2241 because a 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion is inadequate or ineffective to permit him to raise a claim that his conviction or sentence is invalid under an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory-interpretation decision of the Supreme Court.

Cases: McCarthan v. Collins

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 14, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/08/petition-of-the-day-1203/