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Bowe v. United States · ¶155

That tells us all we need to know. The very first provision of subsection (b) prohibits do-over claims. In the words of § 2244(b)(1), any claim presented in a prior application “shall be dismissed.” As a result, AEDPA no more tolerates repetitive litigation by federal prisoners than it does by state prisoners. And the Eleventh Circuit was right to deny Mr. Bowe leave to file again the same claim he had already pursued many times before.
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