FOX

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FLORIDA BAR

Citator

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• Maples v. Thomas, 565 U.S. 266 (U.S. 2012)
  …e exceptional circumstances and high stakes involved, and the absence of any fault on Maples’ part. Ibid. [*280] We granted certiorari to decide whether the uncommon facts presented here establish cause adequate to excuse Maples’ procedural default. 562 U. S. 1286 (2011). I — I I — l A As a rule, a state prisoner’s habeas claims may not be entertained by a federal court “when (1) ⅛ state court [has] declined to address [those] claims because the prisoner had failed to meet a state procedural requirement/ a…
• Rehberg v. Paulk, 566 U.S. 356 (U.S. 2012)
  …back door what is prohibited through the front.’ ” Ibid, (quoting Jones v. Cannon, 174 F. 3d 1271, 1289 (CA11 1999)). We granted certiorari to resolve a Circuit conflict regarding the immunity of a “complaining witness” in a grand jury proceeding, 562 U. S. 1286 (2011), and we now affirm. 1-H hH Section 1983, which derives from §1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13, creates a private right of action to vindicate violations of “rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and law…