Sentences with phrase «frivolous habeas»

The Court also rejected as «exaggerated» the suggestion that its ruling will encourage more frivolous habeas defenses (as well as noting that this is a statutory problem for Congress if it is really a problem at all).

But given the importance of the liberty interest at stake, inmates» lack of access to information and representation, and inmates» doubtful capacity to actually pay a costs award, perhaps costs are not an effective way of discouraging frivolous habeas corpus applications.