Date: June 7, 1995
Subject: Anti-Terrorism
Description: Kyl (R-AZ) amendment to prohibit federal habeas corpus appeals in state cases if a state has adequate and effective remedies to test the legality of the individual's detention. The habeas corpus appeal is the most commonly-used legal tactic to delay the implementation of the death penalty against convicted murderers.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 38-61
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