*8 Justice Stevens, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting. There is an obvious distinction between time limits that go to the very initiation of a petition, and time limits that create an affirmative defense that can be waived. Compare the majority and dissenting opinions in John R. Sand Gravel…
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