SCOTUS Blog·2 hours ago·Thursday, November 5, 2026, 1:56 PM

Court leans toward narrow ruling on inmate’s use of habeas for accelerated transfer to a halfway house or home confinement

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Nov. 2 in Maxwell v. Dinis about whether a federal inmate may use a habeas statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2241, to contest the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ refusal to accelerate his transfer to a halfway house or home confinement.

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