OPINION OF THE COURT [ 565 U.S. 137 ] Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court. This case interprets two provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). The first, 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (c), provides that a habeas petitioner must obtain a certificate of appeal…
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