Supreme Court makes it more difficult for prisoners to argue they had ineffective counsel

The Supreme Court said Monday that state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court in support of a claim that their post-conviction counsel in state court was ineffective in violation of the Constitution.

(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/politics/supreme-court-prisoners-federal-court-evidence/index.html

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