Bowe v. United States · ¶148

In the end, neither Mr. Bowe's textual arguments nor the majority's atextual theory can obscure AEDPA's message, one every court of appeals (and this Court) has understood since 1996. A litigant like Mr. Bowe may seek to pursue an original habeas petition in this Court. A court of appeals may certify questions to us. But § 2244 bars state prisoners (and governments) from invoking our certiorari jurisdiction to challenge adverse certification decisions. Section 2255 extends that bar to federal prisoners. And because that bar applies here, we lack jurisdiction to decide this case. The majority's conclusion otherwise is as improbable as it is novel.

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