Federal law that introduced a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus petitions by state prisoners and imposed significant deference to state-court adjudications. Codified across 28 U.S.C. and 18 U.S.C.
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
In forceCodified at28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2266
Enacted April 24, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-132