William Andrew WRIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Stephen SPAULDING, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued: April 15, 2019.
Decided and Filed: September 19, 2019.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Angela M. Schaefer , BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP, Huntsville, Alabama, for Appellant. Segev Phillips , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Angela M. Schaefer , Scott Burnett Smith , BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP, Huntsville, Alabama, Edmund Scott Sauer , BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Segev Phillips , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, Joshua K. Handell , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. Clark D. Cunningham , GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, Atlanta, Georgia, for Amici Curiae. William A. Wright, Lisbon, Michigan, pro se.
THAPAR, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which SILER, J., and HOOD, D.J., joined. THAPAR, J. (pp. 706-10), also delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
THAPAR, Circuit Judge.
The circuits have extended habeas law far beyond the limits set by Congress. How far? The simple answer is not far enough to help William Wright. The more complicated answer follows.
I.
First, a quick procedural history. As a felon in possession...
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