1. Swain v. Pressley, No. 75-811, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued January 19, 1977 , March 22, 1977;
OVERVIEW: A district court lacked jurisdiction to entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus where Congress had enacted, as part of a district court reform and criminal procedure act, a provision establishing collateral review of convictions.
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