Supreme Court of the United States

Abdur’rahman v. Bell

December 10, 2002537 U.S. 88

Summary

The Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. Justice Stevens dissented, arguing the Court should have clarified that a Rule 60(b) motion challenging the integrity of a final habeas order based on changed state law is not a successive habeas petition and should be decided on the merits.