Seventh Circuit: Postconviction Relief Petition Still Pending in Illinois Court 20 Years After Filing Entitles Petitioner to Seek Federal Habeas Relief Without First Exhausting State Remedies by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that because petitioner’s Illinois postconviction relief petition had …

Sixth Circuit: No Abuse of Discretion in U.S. District Courts Imposing Habeas Remedy Different Than That Required Under State Law by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The proper remedy in granting federal habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner is within the discretion of federal courts and not dependent on …