Retroactive Application of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 to Pending Cases: Rewriting a Poorly Written Congressional Statute

Robin C. Trueworthy

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Retroactive Application of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 to Pending Cases: Rewriting a Poorly Written Congressional Statute

Author: Robin C. Trueworthy (Washington University School of Law)

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Keywords: Habeas corpus, Capital punishment, Retroactive judicial decisions, Retroactive laws

How to Cite: Trueworthy, R. (1997) “Retroactive Application of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 to Pending Cases: Rewriting a Poorly Written Congressional Statute”, Washington University Law Review. 75(4).