Statutory limits on federal habeas failed to shorten death-row delays.

Evidence

In the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Congress attempted to curtail repetitive habeas corpus proceedings in federal courts, but the time between conviction and execution has nonetheless continued to lengthen. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2037

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to course material on congressional power over federal court jurisdiction and the habeas corpus statutes that structure post-conviction review.
• DEFINE: Clarifies that AEDPA’s target was repetitive federal habeas petitions, a key term in death penalty litigation.