OPINION: Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United States

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Caption|Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United States :--|:-- Summary|Title 28 U. S. C. §2244(b)(3)(E) does not bar this Court’s review of a federal prisoner’s request to file a second or successive §2255 motion for postconviction relief, and §2244(b)(1) does not apply to second or successive motions filed under §2255(h) by federal prisoners challenging their convictions or sentences. Author|Justice Sonia Sotomayor Opinion|http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-5438_o7kq.pdf Certiorari| Case Link|[24-5438](https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-5438.html)

Caption	Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United States
Summary	Title 28 U. S. C. §2244(b)(3)(E) does not bar this Court’s review of a federal prisoner’s request to file a second or successive §2255 motion for postconviction relief, and §2244(b)(1) does not apply to second or successive motions filed under §2255(h) by federal prisoners challenging their convictions or sentences.
Author	Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Opinion	http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-5438_o7kq.pdf
Certiorari
Case Link	24-5438

Posted Jan 14, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC