The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996:

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The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 requires that individuals convicted in state court file federal habeas corpus petitions within one year of the exhaustion of their state court remedies. This provision imposed significant time restrictions on prisoners seeking federal relief from their state convictions. However, it did not abolish the right to file federal habeas corpus in death penalty cases or abolish the right of inmates convicted in state court to file habeas corpus in federal courts entirely.