28 U.S.C. § 2253
Appeal
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 2253, Appeal, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465471
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Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from—
Legislative history
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- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996