Amendment104th Congress
Amendment establishes a rule of deference to State courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint.
- Amendment Number
- 110
- Description
- Amendment establishes a rule of deference to State courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint.
- Purpose
- An amendment to establish a rule of deference to state courts so that federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from state inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint. This would effectively bar federal judges from extensively relitigating state cases.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Feb 8, 1995
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Cox amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 291 - 140 (Roll no. 106).
- Latest Action Time
- 19:21:18
- Submitted Date
- Feb 8, 1995
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021