No. 25-867
Joseph Walters, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections v. Christopher Coleman
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Fourth Circuit violated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief based on its de novo review of the state court's decision.
2. Whether the Fourth Circuit violated AEDPA and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief on a state-court judgment that was not before it.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fourth Circuit violated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief
Docket Entries
2026-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)
Attorneys
Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Erika Lauren Maley — Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Petitioner