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Supreme Court decision limits how prisoners can challenge their convictions

Amid the flurry of Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loans and election law, the justices also handed down a decision on what seemed to be a rather technical question of law. It has big consequences for federal prisoners trying to challenge their convictions. John Yang discussed the case with Daniel Medwed, author of “Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison.”

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