A prisoner’s bid to develop new evidence rests on a 233-year-old statute about judicial writs
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 25, 2022
Share Federal courts employ the All Writs Act to serve countless ends, from assisting FBI investigations to prohibiting vexatious litigation to requiring Apple to access data. This statute, which was originally part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, empowers federal courts to “issue all writs” (i.e.,
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